Accidents & Disasters

A fatal fire killed three people, injured 33 others and reduced to ashes 12 companies, 64 houses, 55 shops and 12 vehicles in Paghman district of Kabul province on Wednesday.

Displaced by recent floods, some families in northern Baghlan province say the government and partner institutions are yet to fulfill their promises about constructing homes for them.

Two Afghan coal miners have died as a result of inhaling the methane gas inside a mine in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province.

At least four people, including a woman,  have been killed and five others injured as a result of a traffic accident in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Thursday.

MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): Some people affected by natural disasters in eastern Laghman province have asked the government and aid-providing agencies for support in the construction of shelters on the eve of winter season.

Four people, including women, have been killed and three others injured as a result of traffic accident in central Logar province, an official said on Tuesday.

The Natural Disaster Preparedness Authority (NDPA) has inked an agreement worth more than two million US dollars with an organisation. 

At least eight people were killed and one went missing as a result of a bridge collapse in central Uruzgan province on Monday, an official said.

A year after the devastating earthquake in western Herat province, the affected people say they still need aid, urging the caretaker government and partner institutions to provide them with cash assistance.

A teenager has been killed and three others injured in a traffic accident in the Andkhoy district of northern Faryab province, an official said on Sunday.

A teenage boy has died due to a flash flood in the capital of northeastern Badakhshan province, officials said on Sunday.

Three individuals have been killed in a traffic accident in northern Balkh province.