Environment

GAREZ (Pajhwok): Tribal leaders in some districts of southeastern Paktia province have banned cutting of trees to increase forest cover and hunting of wild animals

KABUL (Pajhwok): As many as 3.6 billion people currently face inadequate access to water . . .

KABUL (Pajhwok): Air pollution in Kabul city has reduced due to the decrease in the number of residents, vehicles and industries in the central capital

KABUL (Pajhwok): Seven million people die yearly worldwide due to air pollution, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. On its twitter page, the

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): The Environment Protection Department in northern Takhar province has established a standard incinerator for waste disposal in Taloqan. Dr. Zubair Naeemi, the environment

NEILI (Pajhwok): The Environmental Protection Department have termed the environmental condition in Daikunid satisfactory and tasked volunteer teams and councils in Neili and districts to

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in eastern Nangarhar province says industrial units have caused pollution in the provincial capital. The Department of Mines

BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in central Bamyan province has expressed grave concern over indiscriminate deforestation, warning against its consequences. EPA Director

JALALABAD CITY (Pajhwok): The residents of Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, complain about dirt and bad smell caused by the remains of animals

SAR-I-PUL CITY (Pajhwok): Environmental Protection Department officials say the Sar-i-Pul River water is polluted and toxic due to public negligence. Abdul Hafeez Mohammadi, spokesperson for