655 domestic animals lost in Panjshir due to severe cold

PARAKH (Pajhwok): Over 650 domestic animals — sheep, goats and cows — have been lost as a result of severe cold weather in central Panjshir province, an official said on Wednesday.

Agriculture Director Hafiz Abdul Mojeeb Moshfiq told Pajhwok Afghan News 530 sheep, goats and 125 cows have been lost due to severe cold in six districts and provincial capital.

He said most domestic animals had been lost in the Paryan district because most people in Paryan were associated with agriculture and it is one of the far-flung areas of the country.

A well-placed source wishing not to be named told Pajhwok Afghan News that bees in 189 boxes had been lost and this number may rise.

Bilal, one of the ranchers in in Rakha district, said: “My three goats lost due to cold, when we take them to the mountain the weather become very cold and upon our return they are lost on the way.”

Azizuddin, another rancher, said one of his animals had been lost due to cold weather. “One of my goats is lost, we have many goats and have to herd them in the mountain we cannot keep them in the house.”

This comes that according to Pajhwok report over 16,000 domestic animals had been lost in Jawzjan province due to severe cold weather.

Earlier, the country’s meteorological department announced that a cold wave entered the country from the west and north-west and severely affected the west, north-west, north, north-east and central provinces, and most of the provinces experienced extreme cold.

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