Environment

Ghazni farmers seek improved seeds, water projects to combat climate change

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some farmers in southern Ghazniprovince are calling for the implementation of projects providing improved seeds, standard fertilisers and water-management systems. They say such

Heat, unusual rainfall post major threat to environment, health in Afghanistan

Herat municipality launches campaign to plant 28,000 saplings

NEPA chief urges IFRC to enhance Afghan agriculture, water management

Kabul inhabitants complain of increasing pollution

Abdul Basit Karokhel

3 Jul 2018 - 13:19

KABUL (Pajhwok): Kabul residents complain of increasing environmental and air pollution, saying different ailments are . . .

Rising Daikundi pollution blamed on govt’s inaction

Pajhwok reporter

26 Jun 2018 - 17:24

NEILI (Pajhwok): A number of residents of central Daikundi province complain the government has been inattentive to the province’s natural

Environmental protection should become top political agenda

Mohammad Halim Karimi

7 Jun 2018 - 15:01

KABUL (Pajhwok): Expert believed that until environmental protection is not included in the . . .

Around 4 tons of plastic bags used in Kabul per day: EPA

Navid Ahmad Barakzai

5 Jun 2018 - 17:59

KABUL, saying four tons of plastic bags were used on a daily basis in capital . . .

Southwestern Afghan deserts become home to 2.2m

S. Mubasher Ali Shah

21 May 2018 - 12:53

KABUL have changed dramatically over the last two decades, says a study conducted by a . . .

Effective steps sought to deal with Kabul air pollution

Nasir ahmad sadiqi

14 May 2018 - 03:03

KABUL (Pajhwok): The High Commission on Prevention of Environmental Pollution has expressed its concern about . . .

Air pollution reaches unhealthy level in Kabul

Navid Ahmad Barakzai

24 Apr 2018 - 20:39

KABUL (Pajhwok): Air pollution has reached harmful level in central capital Kabul, said National Environmental . . .

Spring trees plantation campaign kicks off in Baghlan

Pajhwok Report

5 Mar 2018 - 15:32

PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): A spring tree plantation campaign has got underway in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Monday.

Barns to protect Wakhan livestock from leopards

Mohammad Gul Tanha

16 Jan 2018 - 22:48

FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Five large barns are being constructed at a cost of $2 million in Wakhan district of northeastern Badakhshan province to protect household .

Air pollution ‘catastrophic’ in Kabul, MPs told

Khwaja Basir Fitri

31 Dec 2017 - 17:55

KABUL (Pajhwok): National Environmental Protection Agency head . . .

Kunduz municipality to hire 550 new workers

Ajmal kakar

6 Aug 2017 - 20:02

KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): The mayor for northern Kunduz province on Sunday said some 550 new employees were being hired by the municipality . . .

‘Green zone’ to change social life in Kabul: Ghani

Pajhwok

3 Aug 2017 - 18:36

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Capital Zone Development Authority has said ten kilometers of new roads will . . .

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