A Kolbar lost his life after being trapped under an avalanche near the Jalaneh Pass.
According to Kolbarnews, on the afternoon of Sunday, February 9, 2025, an avalanche struck near the Jalaneh checkpoint on the route leading to Teh-Teh, Hawraman, burying a Kolbar under a massive layer of snow.
Rescue teams, along with villagers and young Kolbars, managed to retrieve him from beneath the snow. However, despite their efforts to revive him, he did not survive.
The victim has been identified as Amin Hosseini, a resident of Darki village in Servabad. He was married and had four children.
Based on statistics recorded by Kolbarnews, in 2024, a total of 345 Kolbars (border porters) in the border areas and inter-road routes of the West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah provinces were killed or injured due to factors such as direct gunfire from regime military forces, avalanches and frostbite, stepping on landmines, falling from mountains and heights, and other incidents. Of this total, 59 Kolbars (17%) were killed, and 286 Kolbars (83%) were injured.Among the 345 Kolbars killed or injured in 2024, 259 cases (75%) were due to direct gunfire from regime military forces. Additionally, 22 of the total (6%) were child Kolbars under 18 years old, one of whom died as a result of frostbite.
