Kabul, April 5 (IANS) More than 31,000 people were affected by flash floods in Afghanistan in 2025, according to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme as quoted by local media reports on Sunday. In a statement, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme emphasised the need for disaster-resilient infrastructure. The agency said it was making efforts in cooperation with the Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan to help people better deal with future shocks, Afghanistan’s leading news age…
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Kabul, April 5 (IANS) At least 77 people were killed, and 137 others were injured in floods that swept across several provinces of Afghanistan between March 26 and April 4, local media reported on Sunday, quoting disaster management officials. Afghanistan’s National Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Management Authority said that floods have caused widespread destruction, leaving hundreds of homes destroyed and damaging thousands of acres of agricultural land, the country’s leading news agency,…
Kabul, April 2 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Minister of Economy, Qari Din Mohammad Hanif said on Thursday that more than 27,000 Afghan families across nine provinces have been displaced due to attacks carried out by Pakistan’s military, local media reported. During a coordination meeting with officials from the United Nations agencies and national and international organisations on Thursday, Hanif said that Pakistan has carried out hostile actions against Afghanistan in recent months, Afghanistan-based …
Kabul, April 2 (IANS) One person was killed and 13 others injured after flash floods swept through several areas in Afghanistan’s Herat province, local media reported citing an official statement on Thursday. Afghanistan’s Pajhwok Afghan News quoted provincial governor spokesman Mohammad Yousuf Saeedi as saying that rescue operations were being conducted to rescue trapped people. Saeedi said a trailer truck was also stranded due to floodwaters on the Herat-Kandahar highway. However, the situatio…
Kabul, March 30 (IANS) As many as 28 people were killed and 49 others were injured due to heavy rains, floods and lightning in several provinces of Afghanistan since February 26, according to the Disaster Preparedness Authority spokesperson Mohammad Yousuf Hamad, local media reported on Monday. Hamad said that the affected provinces include Kandahar, Helmand, Herat, Ghor, Kabul, Kapisa, Parwan, Panjshir, Jawzjan, Faryab, Badakhshan, Bamyan, Daikundi, Paktia, Paktika, Logar, Zabul, Balkh, Badghis…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The war in Afghanistan is turning out to be a genocide in which Pakistan has been mercilessly targeting innocent civilians. The death count of civilians following the hospital strike that killed 400 now stands at 835.Experts say that the real cause of the war is not Islamabad’s concern about terrorism. Pakistan has, without proof, accused the Afghan Taliban of backing the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The real issue for the Pakistanis is Afghanistan’s independe…
Kabul, March 13 (IANS) Terming it as a clear and grave violation of the principles of neighbourliness, human values, and international laws, former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Friday severely condemned the Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul, Kandahar, Paktia and Paktika regions which have resulted in several civilian casualties. Karzai also urged the Pakistani government to abandon enmity, exercise foresight and adopt a civilised approach with Afghanistan.”Former President of Afghanistan Ha…
Kabul, March 13 (IANS) Pakistan has carried out fresh military strikes across multiple Afghan provinces, including Kabul, Kandahar, Paktia, and Paktika, resulting in civilian casualties, including women and children, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Friday. The attacks have heightened tensions along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, with the Taliban condemning the strikes as violations of Afghan sovereignty.“Continuing the pattern of previous aggressions and crimes, the Pakistani…
Canberra, March 7 (IANS) The ongoing conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan marks a sharp deterioration in bilateral ties that have simmered since the Taliban reclaimed power in August 2021. Islamabad has previously carried out significant airstrikes targetting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Afghanistan, notably in December 2024, a report has highlighted. “On 26 February, Afghan troops launched major attacks on a dozen Pakistani border posts, which, according to the Afghan go…
Kabul, March 3 (IANS) The United Nations (UN) has announced that at least 34 people were killed and 89 others injured in Pakistani military attacks in Afghanistan from February 26-March 1, local media reported on Tuesday. While addressing a press briefing, UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said that victims include children and women, and the figures remain preliminary. He stated that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) continues to document incidents o…