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Heavy Floods Destroy 100s Acres of Land and Dozens of Houses in Parwan

23rd April, 2022 · admin

8am: The authorities in the Department of Disaster Management of Parwan province have reported that due to heavy rains and floods, the residents of the province have suffered huge financial losses. Dozens of houses, shops, and 300 acres of agricultural land have been destroyed in the last couple of days in Salang, Jabal Saraj, and

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Parwan |
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Heavy Floods Kill Five Residents in Faryab

22nd April, 2022 · admin

8am: Due to heavy rains over the past three days, Panjshir, Nuristan, and Faryab provinces have witnessed devastating floods. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Faryab, Flood, Nuristan, Panjshir |
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Concerns Mount Over Malnourished Children in Afghanistan

20th April, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: Following global concern about the poor economic situation in Afghanistan, Save the Children in a recent report said that Afghanistan is facing its worst food crisis, with 5 million children on the brink of starvation. According to the organization, about two in three children in Afghanistan – or 12 million – whose families

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Posted in Afghan Children, Economic News, Environmental News, Taliban | Tags: drought, Malnutrition, Taliban government failure |
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Salang Pass Maintenance Authorities: Traffic Accident on Northern Salang Highway Leaves 2 Dead and 3 Injured

21st March, 2022 · admin

8am: Salang Pass is one of the major highways of the country connecting Kabul to the Northern provinces and usually being blocked during the winter due to harsh weather. Accidents that usually result in causalities are being reported from time to time on this highway, mostly during the winter season. Click here to read more

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Posted in Environmental News, Traffic accidents | Tags: Salang, Salang Highway |
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Strong Quake Hits Afghanistan, Shakes Kabul and Northeastern Provinces

2nd March, 2022 · admin

8am: The earthquake, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, took place at around 2:35 p.m. in the northeast and center of the country. The epicenter was reported to be in the Bazarak district of Panjshir province. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Earthquake, Kabul, Panjshir |
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Local Poachers Hunt a Rare Snow Leopard in Nuristan

1st March, 2022 · admin

8am: Local poachers hunted a rare, snow leopard in Nuristan province, according to photos posted on social media. The footages, obtained from social media on Tuesday, show dozens of locals trapped a mountain leopard, also known as a threatened species of big cuts. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Poaching, Snow Leopard |
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More than 90% of Badghis farmers affected by drought

23rd February, 2022 · admin

Ariana: Badghis provincial officials said that more than 90 percent of farmers in the province have been badly affected by droughts but recent rain and snowfalls have been a welcome development for them. “Badghis relies on agriculture. People have suffered losses because of the [droughts affecting] agriculture. Fifty percent of the people have left the

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Badghis |
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Avalanche Kills 10, Four Still Missing in Kunar: Officials

8th February, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: Local officials in the northeastern province of Kunar on Tuesday said that efforts are underway to find four residents who were trapped in an avalanche in Dangam district. At least ten persons died and nine others were injured when an avalanche hit Goriga village of Dangam district on Monday morning, officials said. Four

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: avalanche, Kunar |
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20 Die Due to Snowslide in Kunar

7th February, 2022 · admin

8am: At least 20 people lost their lives due to the snowslide in Kunar province, local sources confirm. The incident took place in the Dangam district of Kunar on Sunday evening, according to the sources. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Kunar, Snow |
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Afghan Artist Sends 20 Tonnes of Bagram Garbage Back to US

6th February, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: Aziz Hazara, an artist who currently works in Kabul and Berlin, collected a shipment of 20 tonnes of rubbish from Bagram airbase, once used as the main US military base in Afghanistan, the UAE-based The National reported.  Hazara told The National that the garbage’s journey would take up to one year, and was

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Posted in Art and Culture, Environmental News, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Pollution |
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