Drought

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

CHARIKAR (Pajwhok): Farmers in central Parwan say their crops’ yield has significantly decreased due to drought and scarcity of water. Mohammad Jamshid, a resident of

MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Farmers and livestock owners in northern Faryab province fear they will face many problems if not assisted by the government after drought severally

BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Residents of central Bamyan province are concerned about severe drought, saying farmers have not been able to cultivate their agricultural lands and

KABUL (Pajhwok): The receding groundwater level has created a host of problems for people in the country, says the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management

PULI KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Farmers and livestock owners in northern Baghlan province say their crops have parched due to lack of timely rains and grass in

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Drought hits all districts of southern Ghazni province this year, but Zana Khan, about 30 kilometers from the provincial capital, is the

SAR-I-PUL (Pajhwok): Agriculture officials in northern Sar-i-Pul province say about 60 percent of rain-fed farms and 15 percent of irrigated . . .

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Seventy percent of the rain-fed land measuring 350 hectors will not produce any yield this year in northern Takhar province due to .

NELLI (Pajhwok): Over 75 percent of agricultural crops have been affected severely by drought in the past two years in central Daikundi province, an official

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Local officials in northern Jawzjan province say 300 farmers including 85 of them women received cash aid in Shiberghan city, the provincial capital

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock says the recent snowfall is not adequate to end the drought and Afghanistan may face drought