At least 77 people have died and 137 others injured due to heavy rainfall and flash floods over the past two weeks across Afghanistan, the National Disaster Preparedness Authority (NDPA) said on Saturday. Hafiz Mohammad Yousuf Hamad, head of the NDPA’s Information and Communications Department, said that in the past 48 hours alone, rainfall, floods, More
At least 28 people have been killed and 49 others injured in rain-related incidents across the country, an official said on Monday. Hafiz Mohammad Yousaf Hammad, spokesman for the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA), said the incidents had occurred since March 25 in Kabul, Kapisa, Parwan, Panjsher, Bamyan, Daikundi, Paktia, Paktika, Logar, Zabul, Kandahar, More
At least seven people were killed and 82 others are missing after a landslide struck West Bandung in Indonesia’s West Java province on Saturday, according to media reports. Al Jazeera cited Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency, reporting that the incident occurred in the West Bandung region. Indonesian news outlet Kompas said the landslide hit Pasirlangu village More
As winter approaches, many residents of Kabul have raised concerns over rising air pollution—a problem that, according to doctors, has serious and harmful consequences for public health. They advise that people use air-purifying masks when moving around outdoors. Doctors say that the widespread use of cheap and low-quality fuels, the increase in polluting vehicles, and More
On Thursday morning, October 2, 2025, Kabul was ranked the second most polluted major city in the world, according to the IQAir global air quality index. Lahore, Pakistan, topped the list as the world’s most polluted city on the same day. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Kabul rose above 100, falling into the category More
The United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) in Afghanistan said on Friday that the climate crisis, natural disasters and the recent inflow of returnees are exerting immense pressure on the country’s urban areas. In a post on X, UN-Habitat wrote: “This year’s World Habitat Day focuses on Urban Crises Response — how cities confront overlapping More
On the occasion of World Clean Air Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says that a safe and clean environment is one of the fundamental human rights. However, currently, 99% of the world’s population breathes polluted air and joint action is needed to prevent this pollution. Today (September 7) is the International More
One person was killed and two teenagers were injured as heavy flash floods unleashed havoc in central Logar province, an official and residents said on Monday. Juma Gul, a resident of Azra district, told Pajhwok Afghan News a young man lost his life due to the flash floods in Bar-e-Chutra area and two teenagers were More
At least 56 people have been killed and 50 others injured in flash floods triggered by torrential rains in Indian-administered Kashmir, media reports said on Friday. The deluge struck Chisoti, a town in Kishtwar district, on Thursday morning, Al Jazeera reported. Mohammed Irshad, a senior disaster management official, said 80 people were missing and 300 More
In northwestern Nimroz province where rainfall has declined due to climate change and most of the land is arid and sandy, some residents in Zaranj, the provincial capital, say seasonal 120-day wind has a destructive impact on their lives. The moisture-laden winds typically blow from late May to late September, with an average speed of More
