Death of Haider
Date15 February 2022
LocationShokak village, Zabul, Afghanistan
TypeAccidental fall
Deaths1

On 15 February 2022, a six-year-old boy named Haider fell into a 25-metre narrow well while walking on the side of the road in Shokak village, Zabul, Afghanistan. His body was recovered on 18 February 2022.[1][2][3][4]

Rescue

When Haider fell into the well, rescuers pulled him up ten metres, but he became stuck in a place where the well-casing was very narrow. He remained in that position for about 30 hours.[5][6]

Rescue officials retrieved Haider on 18 February after hours of trying. He had not been heard for 24 hours.[7][8] Rescuers dug a trench to reach the Haider, who was airlifted to a hospital in Kabul.[9][10]

When the incident was reported, Afghan Defence Minister Mohammad Yaqoob and senior Taliban leader Anas Haqqani arrived at the scene and oversaw the rescue operation.[11]

Reactions

Anas Haqqani, a senior adviser to the Taliban's Interior Ministry, said in a tweet "With great sadness, little Haider is gone forever".[2][12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rescuers scramble to save Afghan boy trapped in well for two days". www.aljazeera.com.
  2. 1 2 "Afghanistan: Six-year-old boy rescued from well dies". BBC News. February 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Afghan boy who became trapped in well sparking four-day rescue effort has died". The Independent. February 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Five-year-old Haider dies after three days trapped in Afghanistan well". The National. February 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Six-year-old boy rescued from Afghan well dies". Saudigazette. February 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ "أنقذوا حيدر.. ريان آخر يبكي ويئن داخل بئر بأفغانستان". العربية. February 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Boy trapped in Afghanistan well for two days". BBC News. February 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Three-Day Operation to Rescue Young Boy Stuck in a Well Ends in Tragedy". MSN.
  9. ↑ "Afghanistan: six-year-old trapped in well for 3 days dies". Mashriq. February 18, 2022.
  10. ↑ "وفاة الطفل العالق في بئر في أفغانستان". فرانس 24 / France 24. February 18, 2022.
  11. ↑ "افغانستان: تنگ کنویں میں گرنے والے حیدر کی موت نے ملا عمر کے بیٹے کو رلا دیا". urdu.dunyanews.tv.
  12. ↑ "د افغانستان د زابل په ولایت کې د برمې څاه ته د لویدلي‌ ماشوم ژوند د لاسه ورکړ". www.trt.net.tr.
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