Accidents & Disasters

NEILI (Pajhwok): At least five people were killed and nearly a dozen others wounded as a result of a traffic accident in Shahristan district of

KABUL (Pajhwok): Recent floods killed 41 people, injured 17 and destroyed or partially damaged 790 houses in some provinces, affecting more than 3,720 families .

Flash floods triggered by torrential rains worst hit the Kammo, Pati Gul, Baz Gul, Gordes, Saret and Chinar areas of Kamdesh district in eastern Nuristan province, an official said on Wednesday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Four children and nine adults have died after torrential rain and flash flooding hit Afghanistan’s eastern provinces on Monday, destroying homes and leaving

ASADABAD (Pajhwok): The Natural Disaster Management Authority in eastern Kunar province on Tuesday said dozens of houses and public facilities were destroyed in yesterday’s flooding

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least five people were killed after a flash flood overturned a 580 type passenger bus on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in southern Ghazni

KABUL (Pajhwok): Fierce rain-induced floods have killed 30 people in central Parwan province, officials and residents say. More than 30 individuals were injured as .

JALALABAD CITY (Pajhwok): At least eight people have been killed and seven more got injured as a result of flashfloods in Jalalabad city, the capital

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some roads in Uruzgan, Laghman, and Kapisa provinces have been closed to traffic due to recent torrential rains and floods, according to a

MAIMANA (Pajhwok): At least three people have been killed and 19 others wounded as a result of two separate traffic accidents in northern Faryab province