Afghanistan’s western border with Iran on the 13th local Time, a serious series of fire truck explosion! More than 500 vehicles of natural gas and fuel delivery trucks detonated one after another, causing more than 60 people at the scene of light and serious injuries, and the number of casualties may continue to increase, the burning flames continue to burn, smoke straight into the sky, even the U.S. General Administration of Aeronautics and Space (NASA) satellite were able to observe the two explosions, the explosion has not yet been clarified cause.
According to Afghan officials and local media reports, located in western Afghanistan’s Herat Province (Herat Province) border city of Islamabad (IslamQala) and the Iranian border on the afternoon of the 13th two powerful explosions, the first at 1:10 p.m., the second at 1:42 p.m., the initial decision is that one of the tankers suddenly exploded, only caused a chain detonation effect. Local truck drivers told Iranian media, the scene was initially judged to have more than 500 trucks burned, more than 60 people were slightly seriously injured.
According to Reuters, Younus Qazizada, president of the Herat Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that after a preliminary investigation, the fires caused by the two explosions caused at least $50 million in damage. The Afghan Ministry of Electricity Supply said through a spokesman that the fires continued to burn until late in the evening, causing the authorities to make a decision to shut down the electricity supply from Iran, plunging Herat province, which relies on Iranian power supply, into darkness.
It is reported that Islamabad is located 120 kilometers west of Herat, the provincial capital, and is the main traffic point between Afghanistan and Iran, but the road between Islamabad and Herat is a dangerous road, full of criminal groups, plus the Taliban are also active in the area, making the locals rarely travel the route at night.
In addition, reports indicate that the U.S. actually allows Afghanistan to import oil and fuel from Iran, a special concession that would exempt Afghanistan from U.S. sanctions against Iran. According to the 13th satellite images, dozens of oil tankers were parked at the border crossing before the explosion.
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