Kabul, March 29 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed, and 26 others were injured in rain-related accidents in Afghanistan during the last 24 hours, the country’s National Disaster Management Authority announced on Sunday. Heavy rains triggered flash floods, along with landslides, thunder, and lightning, across the country, including parts of Parwan, Daykundi, Wardak and Logar provinces, said Hafiz Mohammad Yusuf Hammad, spokesman for the authority.Floods have also damaged 147 houses, washed awa…
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Kabul, March 1 (IANS) Afghanistan said on Sunday that it thwarted Pakistani military’s attempt to carry out airstrike on Bagram airbase, media reported. In a statement, police headquarters in central Parwan said that several jets belonging to the Pakistani military conducted an airstrike within the airspace of Bagram Airbase at around 5 a.m. (local time), Pajhwok Afghan News reported.In the statement, the provincial police headquarters said, “With the immediate and professional response of Bagra…
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…
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…