The COP29 summit has ended, with wealthy countries pledging to provide $300 billion annually by 2035 to poorer nations to help them deal with impacts of climate change, a media report said on Sunday. The agreement, clinched in overtime at the two-week conference in Azerbaijan’s capital, was meant to provide momentum for international efforts to curb More

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has asked UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) to assist the communities facing extreme temperatures and droughts. “#Afghanistan is among the top 10 most vulnerable countries to climate change, despite emitting less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gases,” OCHA wrote on its X handle. It stressed: More

The Spanish government has announced an 11.6 billion US dollars aid package for flood victims, a media report said on Wednesday. At least 89 people remain missing after deadly floods ravaged eastern Spain, the regional judicial authorities in Valencia said on Tuesday. Reuters quoted Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as saying he was earmarking 10.6 billion More

A crisis is on the horizon in Afghanistan and Washington has significant leverage to help fix it Three years after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, many Western countries are unwilling to formally recognize the hardline group as a legitimate government until it ends widely banned practices such as institutionalized oppression of women or extrajudicial More

On the crowded streets of Kabul’s Chahar Asiab District, where children should be carefree and full of dreams, many are instead trapped in the harsh realities of survival. Forced into dangerous labor, they sift through trash, working tirelessly to support their families. In a country beset by economic collapse and political instability, their plight is More

Security forces have arrested two persons while possessing six birds they illegally hunted in central Bamyan province, an official said on Wednesday. Environment Protection Director Mohammad Ibrahim Dadfar told Pajhwok Afghan News the six hunted eagle-type birds were released into their natural habitat today. According to him, the two men were arrested while hunting birds More

Floods and mudslides, triggered by Typhoon Yagi, have claimed more than 100 lives in Myanmar, a media report said on Monday. At least 113 people were confirmed dead and 64 others missing by ruling junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun in a statement on Sunday. But citing regional reports, the BBC hinted at a higher death More

The Canal Department in eastern Nangarhar province says recent rains and natural disasters destroyed 98 percent of date yield this year. The Canal Department had earlier estimated this year’s date harvest to reach 26 tons —four tons more than last year. However, Nangarhar Canal Department spokesman Sayed Humayun Gharibmal said that recent rains and severe More

At least 11 people have been killed and dozens wounded by heavy rains in different parts of Pakistan, a media report said on Monday. Flash floods triggered by the heavy rains damaged houses and crops besides washing away roads and bridges in different areas. In addition, the roofs and boundary walls of several houses also More

Flash floods in southern Ghazni province have claimed the lives of at least three people and left three others injured, an official said on Monday. Mullah Hamidullah Nisar, Director of Information and Culture, said that the flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, hit parts of Deh Yak district on Sunday night. The victims include a More