logo

Daily Updated Afghan News Service

  • Home
  • About
  • Opinion
  • Links to More News
  • Good Afghan News
  • Poll Results
  • Afghan Concerts & Events

Category Archives: Environmental News

formats

Flood death toll rises to at least 182 people in past month

24th August, 2022 · admin

Ariana: The Ministry of State Disaster Management said Wednesday at least 182 people have died and more than 250 have been injured in flash floods in different parts of the country in the past month. According to the ministry, floods have destroyed hundreds of houses, damaged thousands of acres of agricultural land and killed thousands

Read More…

Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Flood |
formats

Floods Kill At Least 22 People In Eastern Afghanistan

21st August, 2022 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 21, 2022 Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 22 people and injured 80 others, swept away homes, and destroyed livestock and agricultural land, officials and villagers said August 21. The worst affected area was the Khushi district of Logar Province, south of the Afghan capital

Read More…

Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Logar, Natural Disasters |
formats

Afghan weather services issues flash flood warning

19th August, 2022 · admin

Ariana: The Afghanistan Meteorological Department issued a flash flood warning on Thursday, stating that heavy rain and high wind gusts can be expected across a wide section of the country on Friday and Saturday. The provinces likely to be affected are Badakhshan, Nuristan, Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Kapisa, Panjshir, Takhar, Baghlan, Parwan, Bamiyan, Samangan, Kabul, Maidan

Read More…

Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Natural Disasters |
formats

511 dead, 3,700 injured in flash floods over the past year in Afghanistan

18th August, 2022 · admin

Ariana: State Ministry for Natural Disasters Management officials said 511 people have died and more than 3,700 people have been injured during the past year in flash floods across Afghanistan. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, officials said more than 23,000 residential areas and 66,700 acres of agricultural land were destroyed and almost 8,000

Read More…

Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Natural Disasters, Paktika |
formats

30 People Killed, Nearly 100 Wounded in Floods in Parwan

15th August, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: At least 30 people have died and more than 20 were injured in flooding in the Shinwari and Sia Gard districts of Parwan province, local officials said. The head of the provincial department of Information and Culture, Shams Rahman Sadeqqi, said that hundreds of houses have been destroyed. Around 100 people are missing,

Read More…

Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Natural Disasters, Parwan |
formats

The Taliban’s black gold: militants seize on coal to reboot economy

4th August, 2022 · admin

FT: As Afghanistan battles economic crisis Islamists increase exports to generate revenue with the help of child labour Dozens of men and boys, covered head to toe in coal dust, stream in and out of the mine shafts bored deep into a mountain in northern Afghanistan…  Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Children, Economic News, Environmental News, Taliban | Tags: Child Labor, Coal Mining in Afghanistan, Taliban looting resources |
formats

120 People Killed by Flooding in Past Month

31st July, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: The State Ministry for Disaster Management said that in addition to human losses, the flood caused heavy financial damage to citizens by affecting thousands of acres of agricultural land. “120 people have been martyred and 152 others were wounded in these floods,” said Mohammad Naseem Haqqani, a spokesman for the State Ministry for

Read More…

Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Natural Disasters, Paktia |
formats

Flash Floods Leave Financial Losses in Bamyan and Daikundi Provinces

27th July, 2022 · admin

8am: According to sources in Daikundi, this natural disaster has hit Khadir and Mir Amoor districts and some central parts of this province. The residents of Daikundi said that tens of acres of agricultural land and water supply canals are destroyed as a result of this incident. Click here to read more (external link). Related

Read More…

Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Bamiyan, Climate Change, Daikundi, Flood, Natural Disasters, Paktia, Zabul |
formats

UN Representatives Visit Earthquake Affected Areas In Afghanistan

23rd July, 2022 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 23, 2022 UN representatives for Afghanistan have visited the country’s southeast to discuss the “speedy delivery of humanitarian assistance” to the region where hundreds of people were killed in a powerful earthquake last month. Markus Potzel and Ramiz Alakbarov, deputy special representatives of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan met with

Read More…

Posted in Economic News, Environmental News, Taliban, UN-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Earthquake, Flood, Wardak |
formats

Water Shortage Threatens Kabul City

19th July, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: The Ministry of Energy and Water said that Kabul city is facing a water shortage crisis and the level of groundwater has dropped to three and a half meters this year. Officials of the ministry asked the private sector and aid agencies to help the ministry in this regard. “Due to budget problems,

Read More…

Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Taliban government failure, water |
Previous Posts
Next Posts

Subscribe to the Afghanistan Online YouTube Channel

---

---

---

---

---

Get Yours!

Peace be with you

Afghan Dresses

© Afghan Online Press
  • About
  • Links To More News
  • Opinion
  • Poll