Kabul, Jan 22 (IANS) At least 11 people have been killed and three others injured amid heavy snowfall and rains lashing multiple provinces in Afghanistan, according to a spokesperson for the National Disaster Management Authority on Thursday. According to the spokesperson, initial reports from provincial authorities indicate that severe weather has affected residents in the provinces of eastern Parwan, Wardak, southern Kandahar, northern Jawzjan, Faryab, and central Bamiyan, Xinhua News Agency r…
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Kabul, Jan 1 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and 11 others injured after heavy rainfall and snowfall triggered severe flash floods across multiple provinces in Afghanistan over the past three days, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority said on Thursday. Hafiz Mohammad Yusuf Hammad, spokesman for the authority, said the disaster struck Kapisa, Parwan, Daykundi, Uruzgan, Kandahar, Helmand, Badghis, Faryab, Badakhshan, Herat and Farah provinces.The mishap also caused exte…
Kabul, Dec 28 (IANS) Over 2,000 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, a Taliban official said on Sunday. Sharing the High Commission for Addressing Migrants Issues report on X, Taliban deputy spokesperson Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 668 families, comprising 2,553 people, returned to Afghanistan on Saturday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.He stated that Afghan returnees travelled to Afghanistan through Bahramcha in Helmand, Islam Qala crossing in Hera…