Kabul, Oct. 7 -- Local officials in Maidan Wardak and Ghazni provinces have reported a surge in road accidents over the past three months, with 295 incidents resulting in 504 casualties, including women and children, Tolo News reported.

According to officials' data, most of the accidents occurred along the Kabul-Kandahar highway, one of Afghanistan's busiest and most vital transit routes.

Of the 504 victims, 102 people, including 10 women and 27 children, lost their lives, while 402 others, including 56 women and 60 children, sustained injuries, Tolo News reported.

Ezatullah Saeedi, spokesperson for the Ghazni governor, said, "Unfortunately, during the past three months, 90 traffic accidents occurred in Ghazni's districts and along the...