据当地媒体报道，周三，阿富汗北部塔哈尔省一座金矿的隧道发生坍塌，至少10名矿工被困。
At least 10 miners were trapped after a tunnel collapsed at a gold mine in northern Afghanistan’s Takhar province on Wednesday, local media reported.
据援引省警察部门的说法，卡马通讯社报道，事故发生在查阿卜县萨姆提地区的一座金矿，当时矿工正在地下作业。
The incident occurred at a gold mine in the Samti area of Chah Ab district while the miners were working underground, Kabul-based Khaama Press reported, citing provincial police.
据该媒体报道，塔哈尔省警察发言人纳基布拉·马苏鲁表示，隧道坍塌后，当局和救援队已派往现场。
Naqibullah Masroor, spokesman for the Takhar provincial police, said authorities and rescue teams had been dispatched to the site following the collapse, according to the outlet.
卡马通讯社报道，塔哈尔省省长萨米乌拉·希兹布拉和省警察局长穆萨·卡利姆·阿布勒·纳斯尔也抵达现场，监督救援行动。当局尚未提供被困矿工状况或隧道坍塌原因的任何细节。
Provincial Governor Samiullah Hizbullah and provincial police chief Musa Kalim Abul Nasr also arrived at the site to oversee the rescue operation, Khaama Press reported. Authorities have yet to provide details on the condition of the trapped miners or the cause of the tunnel collapse.
塔哈尔省是一个与塔吉克斯坦接壤的山地省份，拥有数处金矿床，采矿活动集中在包括查阿卜县在内的一些地区。
Takhar, a mountainous province bordering Tajikistan, has several gold deposits, with mining activity concentrated in areas including Chah Ab district.
阿富汗拥有丰富的金、煤、铜及其他矿产资源，而采矿业仍是多个农村省份的重要就业来源。
Afghanistan has significant deposits of gold, coal, copper and other minerals, while mining remains an important source of employment in several rural provinces.
阿富汗各地经常发生采矿事故，尤其是在规模较小的矿场，那里的工人面临危险的工作环境和有限的安全基础设施。
Mining accidents are frequently reported across Afghanistan, particularly at smaller operations where workers face hazardous conditions and limited safety infrastructure.