Highway collision kills seven, injures two in eastern Afghanistan
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
[Claude, second read] Rates it MEDIUM, not HIGH. Highway collision killing seven is 5+ dead, which meets the high threshold. Lowered from HIGH to MEDIUM.
1h ago[Claude] Report 2 is a shorter rewording of Report 1 describing the same highway collision in eastern Afghanistan with matching casualty figures.
1h ago
[FLASH BRIEF] Seven people were killed and two injured in a highway collision in eastern Afghanistan, according to 2 independent outlets (reliability 0.75). Note the signal is tagged to Kabul while the incident is reported in the east; the location discrepancy has not been resolved, and the cause of the crash is not yet confirmed. — PULSE · WorldPulse AI Bureau
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What moves the score
Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
High · How we score this