Three people have been killed after flash floods emerged in various districts of northeastern Badakhshan province, damaging dozens of homes and crops. Badakhshan Disaster Preparedness Directorate head Maulvi Mohammad Akram Akbari told Pajhwok Afghan News that floods emerged in Warduj, Raghistan, Arghanchkhwa, Khash, Jurm and Tashkan districts since last Wednesday. He said: “The most damage More

At least 13 people have been killed and 92 others wounded as a result of incidents caused by heavy rains and powerful storms in the Punjab province of Pakistan, a media report said on Sunday. Dawn reported the heavy rains and dust storms lashed across several districts of the province on Saturday. More than 10 More

Local officials in eastern Kunar say a fire has broken out in a pine forest in the Sawkai district, burning approximately 30 hectares of forest. Ehsanullah Ehsan, head of damage assessment at the Kunar Provincial Directorate for Disaster Management, told Pajhwok: “The fire erupted the day before yesterday in a pine forest in the Lamkanda More

One individual has been killed and 32 others were injured as a result of heavy rainfall, flash floods, and strong winds in Jalalabad city, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said. In a statement, the Nangarhar Department of Public Health confirmed that one body and 32 injured individuals were brought to Jalalabad Regional More

The United Nations has earmarked $16.6 million to assist vulnerable communities in Afghanistan, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says. A OCHA statement said the funds have been allocated to mitigate the effects of drought in the northern and northeastern provinces of Afghanistan. The funds will be spent by five UN More

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that more than 500,000 people were displaced in Afghanistan due to climate change last year. In its latest report, the IOM stated that nearly nine million individuals were affected by climate-related hazards in the past 12 months, with over 500,000 displaced by floods, drought, and other natural More

Heavy rains and subsequent floods have killed at least 36 people, wounded 40 others and partially damaged or completed destroyed 300 residential houses across the country, the Natural Disaster Preparedness Authority (NDPA) said on Wednesday. Since the previous night, several provinces received heavy rain and snowfall, triggering floods in some areas. In a video message, More

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says that renewables are projected to become the world’s largest source of electricity generation this year. In a message on the International Clean Energy Day expressed commitment to an era of clean energy with speed, justice and collaboration. Today (Sunday) January 26 is marked as the International Clean Energy More

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that over 110 schools in Afghanistan were either destroyed or damaged due to flash floods in 2024. A new analysis released by UNICEF on Thursday revealed that at least 242 million students across 85 countries had their education disrupted by extreme climate events in 2024. These events included More

Since the start of the last solar year, over 24,000 families in Afghanistan have been displaced, more than 50 percent in Herat and Helmand provinces, due to droughts, earthquakes, floods and other natural calamities. The affected households are seeking urgent assistance, while experts stress the need to address the detrimental impacts of climate change. They More