KABUL Protection Agency (NEPA) wants citizens to use facemasks in increased pollution with the onset of winter.
Mohammad Kazim Homayoon, planning manager at NEPA, told Pajhwok Afghan News lack of proper home-heating facilities, uncontrolled use of smoky fuels, raw coal, low-quality fuel, rubbers and plastics were major causes of pollution.
Humayoon said Kabul -- surrounded by high mountains -- did not receive enough sunlight. The capital’s location impedes wind’s direction and causes air pollution in the city.
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