AFP: At least 50 people, mainly women and children, died Friday in flash flooding that ripped through Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, in the north of the country, a local official told AFP. “So far, the number of dead is 50 as per the hospital authorities of Baghlan-e-Markazi district of Baghlan province,” said Hedayatullah Hamdard, the head
8am: Some of the victims of natural disasters accuse the Taliban of incompetence and mismanagement. According to them, this group has been unsuccessful in combating natural disasters and lacks the necessary expertise in this regard. These victims emphasize that Afghanistan is naturally exposed to numerous threats and fundamental steps need to be taken in raising
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 16, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Authorities in Pakistan and Afghanistan said Tuesday that intense unseasonal rainfall, lightning and floods across both neighboring countries had killed at least 100 people over the past several days. A spokesman for the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority said floods had caused human and material losses in
Ariana: The ministry added that floods also destroyed dozens of residential houses, damaged hundreds of acres of agricultural land, and killed hundreds of livestock. According to the ministry, Farah, Herat, Zabul and Kandahar are among the provinces that suffered the most damage from the floods. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: Six months after the deadly earthquakes in this province, earthquake survivors still need help, but due to the Taliban’s rule, world countries are not inclined to play an active role in assisting the affected. On the other hand, some Herat residents say that the Taliban and UN agencies have not adequately accounted for the
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