Recent flash floods from heavy rains killed at least 85 people and wounded about 100 more in four provinces in the past two days, the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management said on Saturday. Mohammad Janan Sayeeq, a…
Three members of a family died from gas asphyxiation in northern Takhar province, police said, but residents put the death toll at six. Police spokesman Mubin Safai told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident happened in a house where…
At least 47 people lost their lives to Congo fever during the ongoing year in Afghanistan, says World Health Organization. Outbreak of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) (01 Jan to 08 Jul 2023) During week 27-2023, a total…
Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) says 175 people lost their lives and another 30 others have been injured due to cold weather, gas leaks and rains across the country. ACRS head Maulvi Matiul Haq Khalis in a video…
The Ministry of State for Disaster Management says 16 people have died from extreme cold in four provinces amid reports that thousands of animals have also perished. The cold wave has gripped many provinces over the past few…
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says positive Covid-19 cases decreased by 53 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year. Doctor SharafatZaman, MoPH spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan News the ministry registered 49,000 positive Covid-19 cases in 2022…
At least 17 people have died and 93 others wounded as a result of heavy snowfall in Japan, the country’s disaster management officials said. Powerful winter fronts have dumped heavy snow in northern regions since last week, stranding…
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says they had asked the Taliban to hold a ‘credible investigation’ into reports of extrajudicial killings, including of children, in northern Daikundi province. The incident took place in Siwak Shiber…
The World Health Organization (WHO) says over 7,600 people have died since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in Afghanistan, including 97 health workers, while the Ministry of Public Health says the number is much higher than WHO…
The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday said 40,000 people are diagnosed with cancer each year in Afghanistan and half of them lose their lives. February 4 is celebrated as World Cancer Day every year to educate people…
Dozens of worshippers were killed and wounded when one suicide bomber blew himself up and a second opened fire inside a mosque in the capital of western Herat province late on Tuesday. Herat police spokesman Farhad Jilani…
KABUL, officials said Monday. The officials announced important roads blocked by snow had been reopened and relief effort accelerated. Wais Barmak, State Minister for Disaster Management (SMDM told a press conference in Kabul 119 people died and 89 others injured…
KABUL ministry official said on Saturday. Mohammad Hafeez Rasouli, head of the ministry’s human and animal joint diseases, told Pajhwok Afghan News they had registered some suspected Congo virus cases over the past few days. He said a patient was…
