5 Afghan Citizens Dead, 14 Missing While Crossing Desert to Iran

Afghanistan. Five Afghan citizens have died and 14 are missing while trying to enter Iran through the desert in Nimroz province in western Afghanistan. According to local media ToloNews, they were stranded in the desert while crossing the border.

Security forces have recovered the bodies of five people from the desert of Nimroz province. They were in a group of 19 people who were moving through the remote desert area spread across Helmand and Nimroz provinces with the aim of entering Iran.