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Fresh Tremors Shake Afghan Quake Zone Amid Efforts to Find Survivors

10th October, 2023 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News October 9, 2023 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban government and aid groups in western Afghanistan said Monday that rescue efforts were ongoing to find and recover survivors trapped under rubble, two days after a powerful earthquake and multiple aftershocks killed hundreds of people and injured many more. The 6.3 magnitude quake hit the

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Earthquake, Herat, Natural Disasters |
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UN Food Agency Says It Has Started Distributing Aid To Quake-Stricken Areas Of Afghanistan

9th October, 2023 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 9, 2023 Aid workers have reached some earthquake-stricken areas of western Afghanistan and started distributing emergency food supplies to those affected as rescue efforts continued after a series of powerful earthquakes caused widespread destruction and reportedly killed more than 2,000 people in the quake-prone mountainous country’s worst natural disaster in years.

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Earthquake, Herat, Natural Disasters |
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Afghan Earthquake Death Toll Tops 2,000

8th October, 2023 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News October 8, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Officials in Afghanistan say the death toll from a powerful earthquake that shook western parts of the country on Saturday has risen to more than 2,000. The Taliban-led Ministry of Natural Disasters confirmed the death toll in a statement Sunday, saying more than 1,300 houses were completely

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Earthquake, Herat, Natural Disasters |
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Hundreds Reported Dead In Powerful Earthquakes In Afghanistan’s Herat Region

7th October, 2023 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 7, 2023 The death toll from a series of strong earthquakes in Afghanistan’s Herat region has soared to at least 320 people, with hundreds more injured, the United Nations said on October 7, as rescue crews continued to search for survivors through the ruins of the area, including in several remote towns

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Earthquake, Herat, Natural Disasters |
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Peace has not stopped Afghanistan’s depopulation

7th October, 2023 · admin

Hujjatullah Zia via Al Jazeera: Climate change is bringing about more devastation, forcing more Afghans to flee. Deportations from neighbouring countries will not stop them. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Environmental News, Opinion/Editorial, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Climate Change |
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A Toxic Legacy: What America Left Behind In Afghanistan

27th September, 2023 · admin

Undark: America’s 20-year military occupation devastated Afghanistan’s environment in ways that may never be fully investigated or addressed. American and allied military forces, mostly from NATO countries, repeatedly used munitions that can leave a toxic footprint. These weapons introduced known carcinogens, teratogens, and genotoxins — toxic substances that can cause congenital defects in a fetus and

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Posted in Environmental News, Health News, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Pollution |
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UN’s Otunbaeva Says Afghanistan Should Be Included In Global Climate Talks

30th August, 2023 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service August 29, 2023 A top UN official expressed concerns that Afghanistan has been excluded from global discussions on climate change, despite being among the top 10 countries worldwide facing climate-related issues. Afghanistan has been excluded from the UN’s global climate summit talks since the Taliban takeover in 2021. Roza Otunbaeva, head of the UN

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Posted in Environmental News, UN-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Climate Change |
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Heavy rains and floods threaten several provinces across Afghanistan

7th August, 2023 · admin

Ariana: The Meteorological Department has issued an alarming warning of heavy rainfalls forecasted to cause potential hardships in certain provinces of the country Monday. The provinces said to be at risk of torrential rain includes Badakhshan, Takhar, Kunar, Nuristan, Panjshir, and Baghlan. The alert underlines that these provinces could face heavy rain and flash floods

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Rain, Weather |
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Afghanistan 6th Vulnerable Country to Climate Change: NEPA

6th August, 2023 · admin

Tolo News:.Speaking at a press conference, the deputy head of the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), Zainul Abideen Abid, said that Afghanistan itself played a role in 0.8% of climate change, but is the sixth vulnerable country due to climate change..Referring to the conflicts over the past several decades, he also said the use of

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Kabul Residents Complain of Air Pollution

5th August, 2023 · admin

Tolo News: Residents of Kabul complained of an increase in air pollution and asked the current government to stop the causes of air pollution in the capital.  “Afghanistan is at the top of the countries whose environment is polluted,” said Seyar, a capital resident.  “When factories start working, their smoke spreads in the air and

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Air Pollution, Kabul |
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