Accidents & Disasters – Page 213

Experts highlight media’s role as vital in reducing disaster risks in Afghanistan

As Afghanistan continues to face recurring natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and drought, experts say access to accurate, timely and reliable information through the media plays a decisive role in reducing casualties and managing the consequences of such events.

Salang highway remains closed; clearing operations underway

61 killed as heavy snowfall, rain lash Afghanistan

7 dead, dozens missing in Indonesia landslide

Unmanned aerial vehicle crashes in Musahi district of Kabul

Mohammad Halim Karimi

4 Nov 2015 - 18:35

KABUL (Pajhwok): An unmanned aerial vehicle crashed on Wednesday in the southern part of Kabul . . .

50pc of quake-affected families delivered aid

Naheed Bashardost

2 Nov 2015 - 20:29

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) on Monday said it was able . . .

Tribal elder dead, 27 wounded in roadcrashes

Nasim Hotak

2 Nov 2015 - 16:03

SAR-I-PUL CITY/QALAT(Pajhwok): One passenger was killed and 27 others including tribal elderswere injured in three separate road accidents . . .

Afghan leaders saddened over Afzal Khan Lala passing

Javed Hamim Kakar

1 Nov 2015 - 21:07

KABUL (Pajhwok): Veteran Pashtun nationalist leader Afzal Khan Lala passed away in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, on Sunday due to protracted illness. He was .

Midnight quake jolts Kabul, wakes up people

Javed Hamim Kakar

1 Nov 2015 - 12:04

KABUL (Pajhwok): A moderate earthquake jolted parts of the capital Kabul midnight and woke up . . .

Nuristan governor seeks more aid for quake-affectees

Zeerak Fahim

31 Oct 2015 - 14:25

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The governor on Saturday said they had started assisting . . .

150 quake-affected families assisted in Nangarhar

Zeerak Fahim

30 Oct 2015 - 14:55

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Bayat Foundation, a relief organisation, on Friday distributed food and non-food items among 150 quake-affected families in Kama district . . .

Taliban offer ceasefire in quake-affected areas

Abdul Qadir Munsef

30 Oct 2015 - 12:48

KABUL have announced an informal ceasefire in areas affected by a powerful earthquake in order . . .

Turkmen aid convoy for quake-affectees reaches Jawzjan

Hamid Tamkin

29 Oct 2015 - 18:10

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): A convoy of vehicles carrying aid including food and cement for earthquake survivors from Turkmenistan on Thursday reached northern Jawzjan province via .