Three children have been killed and about 250 houses destroyed due to flash floods in three districts of central Logar province, an official said on Sunday. Sediq Ahmad Sediqi, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the worst-hit areas included Pul-i-Alam city, Mohammad Agha, Baraki Barak, and Azra district. He explained that around 50 More
While consecutive droughts in Nimroz province have severely impacted agriculture, recently some farmers have revived their cracked and dried lands by adopting the modern method of drip irrigation, transforming them into green fields once again. What is drip irrigation? Drip irrigation is a modern method of watering land where water is delivered slowly and precisely, More
Flash floods in central Maidan Wardak province have resulted in one death and three injuries. According to a statement from the governor’s office, the floods occurred in Syedabad, Nerkh, Chak, and Daimirdad districts on Friday night. It added one individual lost his life and three others were injured in Senzayee area of Nerkh district. The More
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
