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Sixty-five people have been killed after a roof collapsed on a wedding party in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province.
More than 40 of the dead are thought to be women and children.
A senior Afghan official said dozens more had been wounded at the celebration.
Jawad Bashart added that the house was overloaded and was only made of mud bricks.
He said the women had been celebrating on the top floor, separately from the men, when the roof collapsed.
"There was a wedding in Warchi village of Jalga district of Baghlan province when the roof collapsed, killing more than 40 women and children," said governor Munshi Abdul Majid.
The wedding was being held in a three-story village house when the roof caved in.
"There was a wedding party and the second floor of the house was packed with people. The floor of the first storey collapsed into the ground floor. More than 40 people were killed and 15 people wounded," Mr Haqmal said.
He warned this was an initial report and that the death toll could rise.
"The houses there are all very old. They're made of mud bricks and covered with wood. The unusual weight of so many people and the age of the house could have been a reason for the collapse.
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