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Lockdown causes 30pc drop in Kabul air pollution

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Air pollution dropped by 30 percent in central capital Kabul following the coronavirus lockdown measures, a senior environmental official said on Tuesday.

Director for Research and Oversight Eng Mohammad Khan told Pajhwok that air pollution decreased in major Afghanistan cities following coronavirus related restrictions that curtailed the movement of people and the production levels of factories.

During an exclusive interview, Khan said all industrial activities, factories, brick kilns, shops, air and land transport, private and public companies were shut down, leading . . .

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