Taliban say flooding kills 150 in northeastern Afghanistan

A spokesperson for the Taliban on Thursday said that flash flooding killed 150 people in a remote part of Afghanistan's mountainous northeastern Nuristan province controlled by the Talibans.

Flash flooding killed 150 people in a remote area in Afghanistan's mountainous northeastern Nuristan province controlled by the Taliban, a spokesman for the insurgents said Thursday. The provincial government appealed to the Taliban to allow rescue teams into the area to help. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed said heavy rains late Wednesday caused the flash flooding.