Ariana: An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted Afghanistan on Wednesday, the National Center for Seismology reported. The tremors were felt at 08:54pm, at a depth of 146 km. There are no reports of any casualties or collateral damage due to the quake. Tremors were also felt in the neighbouring areas of
Ariana: According to initial reports from the Provincial Disaster Management Directorate, 60 people died, 34 people were injured, 1,645 houses were destroyed and 177,911 livestock were lost as a result of snowfall, rain and cold weather. A number of affected families say that they have not received any help, while they have lost all their
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal and RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi March 5, 2024 Heavy snowfall and rains have killed at least 80 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan as extreme weather conditions wreak havoc in both countries. Deluges have flooded communities and forced residents to flee in recent days, while blizzards and landslides in mountainous areas have closed
Khaama: The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that four bird hunters have been arrested in Nimroz province and referred to court. The agency stated on Tuesday, March 5th, citing Mawlavi Habibullah Mozaheri, the head of environmental protection in Nimroz province, that four hunters who had hunted birds in the province a few days ago were
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi February 19, 2024 An avalanche has killed at least five people and left 22 more trapped or missing amid heavy rainfall in a mountainous region of an eastern Afghan province, locals and a Taliban official said on February 19. The landslide in the Nurgram district of Nuristan Province destroyed as many as
dba: A relatively strong earthquake hit Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh on February 18. The 5.0-magnitude quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the United States Geological Survey. Haji Zaid, the Balkh governor’s spokesman, said on social media that there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. Click here to read
8am: Officials from the Herat Regional Hospital have verified an increase in respiratory illnesses within the province. They report that numerous individuals visit the hospital daily due to contracting these illnesses, and some are hospitalized due to the severity of their condition. Dawood Hashemi, the head of the General Admission Ward at the Herat Regional
CBS: Afghan authorities captured a rare snow leopard in the country’s mountainous northeast and were preparing to release it back into the wild after it reportedly killed dozens of livestock animals, a conservation group said Sunday. The leopard was captured on Thursday night after becoming trapped in a livestock enclosure in the rural Zibak district
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi January 31, 2024 Ongoing snowfall and rain that ended a long dry spell in Afghanistan are now bringing new problems to impoverished Afghans across the country as heating needs jump while humanitarian aid deliveries are impeded. Since January 28, most of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces have experienced snowfall or rain. While the precipitation
AFP: Afghanistan saw almost no snow as of mid-January, a new sign of the heavy toll of global warming on the Central Asian country which is usually accustomed to harsh winters, experts say. The exceptionally low level of rain in a country that relies heavily on agriculture has forced many farmers to delay planting. Click