Environment

Afghanistan’s forest cover expanded by 35pc in 15 years

The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) says Afghanistan’s forest cover has expanded by 427,000 hectares over the past one and a half decades.

NPEA stresses international support for Afghanistan’s climate challenges

3 killed, dozens of homes destroyed in Baghlan floods

NEPA chief leaves for Kazakhstan for regional ecology summit

Plan unveiled to curb air pollution in Kabul

Pajhwok reporter

7 Oct 2019 - 10:52

KABUL Protection Authority (NEPA) says it has hammered out a five-year plan to prevent . . .

Deforestation affects Khost sightseeing places

Pajhwok Report

15 Sep 2019 - 15:23

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): A number of residents and tourists in southeastern Khost province on Sunday urged the government to stop deforestation at sightseeing areas .

Company fined 6m afs for trees removal in Kabul

Javed Hamim Kakar

29 Aug 2019 - 18:34

KABUL (Pajhwok): Kabul City Municipality has fined a security company six million afghanis over cutting . . .

Action plan for reducing air pollution in Kabul approved

Javed Hamim Kakar

8 Aug 2019 - 17:54

KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani chaired a Cabinet meeting that approved the action plan for . . .

Pollution level in Kabul declared ‘worrisome’

Naheed Bashardost

10 Jun 2019 - 20:18

KABUL Protection Authority (NEPA) on Monday called environmental pollution in capital Kabul a matter of . . .

Despite no govt care, wildlife increases in Paktia forests

Shakor Kamran

8 May 2019 - 16:33

GARDEZ (Pajhwok): The population of wild animals has increased in different parts of southeastern Paktia province while some animals once disappeared during the civil .

2 mountain cats freed in Panjshir on World Wildlife Day

Fared Tanha

5 Mar 2019 - 16:22

PARAKH (Pajhwok): Two mountain cats, who attacked livestock and captured by shepherds in central Panjshir province, were freed on the occasion of

Snowfall, rain spells cut risk of water crisis: AMA

Naheed Bashardost

19 Feb 2019 - 11:23

KABUL Meteorology Authority (AMA) says the snowfall and rain spells are satisfactory this winter, reducing . . .

Jubilant Kabul residents welcome winter’s first snowfall

Khawaja Basir fitri

4 Jan 2019 - 12:56

KABUL (Pajhwok): The residents of capital Kabul have been overjoyed and welcomed the first snowfall . . .

Rising pollution: Kabul residents advised to wear masks

Naheed Bashardost

25 Dec 2018 - 14:35

KABUL Protection Agency (NEPA) wants citizens to use facemasks in increased pollution with the onset . . .

President Ghani stresses solar, wind energy use

Ahmad Shah Erfanyar

7 Nov 2018 - 19:12

KABUL needs ‘competitive international capital market’ for its self-sufficiency. The president said . . .

Under-ground water goes 8 meters down in Herat

Storai Karimi

23 Oct 2018 - 20:20

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Environment protection officials on Tuesday warned the under-ground water level in western . . .

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