President Ashraf Ghani has identified environmental protection a top priority of his administration, calling Afghanistan the world’s 17th country whose environment is under threat. President Ghani heard reports of National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA) officials during a…
KABUL have increased in central capital Kabul. In addition to dust, the use of poor quality and smoky fuel such as coal is one of the causes of air pollution in the city of about seven million people. Due to…
President Ashraf Ghani has asked the Ministry of Interior to take serious action against those violating government’s recommendations for using purified fuel and filters for smoke reduction. A statement from the Presidential Palace received by Pajhwok Afghan News…
President Ashraf Ghani chaired a Cabinet meeting that approved the action plan for reducing air pollution in capital Kabul, the Presidential Palace said on Thursday. A statement from the Presidential Palace to Pajhwok Afghan News said that President…
KABUL Protection Agency (NEPA) wants citizens to use facemasks in increased pollution with the onset of winter. Mohammad Kazim Homayoon, planning manager at NEPA, told Pajhwok Afghan News lack of proper home-heating facilities, uncontrolled use of smoky fuels, raw coal,…
The High Commission on Prevention of Environmental Pollution has expressed its concern about increasing air pollution in Kabul City and demanded practical steps in this regard. The commission members briefed a meeting presided over by Chief Executive Officer…
Air pollution has reached harmful level in central capital Kabul, said National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) chief Shah Zaman Maiwandi on Tuesday. Addressing a conference titled ‘Health, Maiwandi likened air pollution to “a silent enemy” which was very…
National Environmental Protection Agency head Shah Zaman Maiwandi on Sunday said air pollution had turned catastrophic in Kabul City. Appearing before a Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament panel, the EPA chief said preventing pollution wasn’t responsibility…
A week-long campaign against growing air pollution got under way in the capital of western Herat province on Thursday. The campaign had been jointly organised by the Environment. During the week, Environment Department head Nasir Ahmad Fazli…
The citizens of Kabul are concerned about growing air pollution in the capital city and doctors have warned if the air pollution is not dealt with in a timely manner, people could be infected with different diseases including…
