Environment

FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Severe drought has forced many farmers in western Farah province to abandon cultivation of crops on their land and migrate to the

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Some residents in northern Balkh province have complained against air pollution and asked the government to take steps in this regard.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Security forces have arrested eight persons for illegal hunting wild animals and birds in western Ghor province, police said on Tuesday. Police spokesman

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) in cooperation with the Nangarhar University will organize an International Climate Change Conference next month which will be attended by experts from different countries.

Amid increasing air pollution, the government has asked Kabul residents to stay indoors, avoid unnecessary movement and not to leave homes without wearing masks.

QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): The Environment Protection Department (EPD) in northwestern Badghis province has complained against increasing air pollution in the province and asked families, owners of Hamams and hotels to refrain from the use of low quality items as fuel.

BAMYAN (Pajhwok): Some residents and experts in central Bamyan province have expressed their concerns over increase in respiratory diseases due to the excessive process, loading,

Residents of Ghazni City complain about air pollution caused by industrial units in the provincial capital.

The UN mission has urged all stakeholders to move from awareness to action as climatic shocks and pressures continue to affect the daily lives of millions of Afghans.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The National Environmental Protection Agency has called on the international community to continue assisting Afghanistan in combating climate change by keeping politics aside

The Department of Information and Culture in northern Baghlan province says 80 various types of birds have been released back into their natural habitat.

The Department of Environmental Protection in western Herat province says a dozen birds of different types have been released back into their natural habitat in presence of local officials.