The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that 80 Afghan citizens, including children, died in the boat capsizing incident on the southern coast of Italy on Sunday.
Rescue officials have so far confirmed the death toll of 64 people after the boat capsized near the seaside resort.
The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in its statement that 80 Afghan migrants, including women and children, were traveling from Turkey to Italy in a wooden boat that drowned in the South Sea.
The statement said that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan prays for the forgiveness of the martyrs and patience for their families.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that all citizens are instructed not to migrate to foreign countries illegally.
The boat left for Italy from the Turkish city of Izmir, according to the UN refugee agency, where half of the migrants who traveled illegally between Turkey and Italy last year were Afghans.
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