Residents of southern Kandahar province say the government and donor organizations should build small water reservoirs to deal with drought. Drought gripped the entire country this year, but Kandahar was affected 70 more than other areas. Mohibullah,…
President Ashraf Ghani on Monday expressed concern over drought gripping 16 provinces, asking charity organizations to assist affected areas in coordination with his government. The president said this while chairing a meeting at the Presidential Palace to coordinate…
KABUL, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Monday said 15 provinces of the country were under high threat of draught while 20 million livestock was faced with shortage of pasture. Wolesi Jirga or lower house of the parliament on Monday summoned…
Most wells in western Farah province have gone dry, causing an shortage of water, officials say, warning residents may be displaced if Bakhshabad dam is not constructed soon. Eng. Abdul Zahir Ishaqzai, zonal director of Farah Rud…
LASHKARGAH (PAN): One policeman has been killed and four others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a police check post in Marjah district of the southern Helmand province, an official said Thursday. Fawad Askari, provincial police spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan…
KABUL): The latest snowfall and rains that lashed most of the provinces raised hopes among farmers to get rid of the ongoing drought that affected crops in 14 provinces last summer. However, the recent snowfall that started last night brought…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): A number of refugees in northern Balkh province said on Tuesday they were not helped by anyone in harsh winter months, but the Department of Refugee and Repatriation Affairs claimed assisting the needy families. Several foreign aid agencies…
AIBAK (PAN officials in northern Samangan province on Wednesday said more than 40,000 children infected with measles had been vaccinated during a five-day campaign. In order to prevent spread of the disease, public health ministry officials conducted the drive in…
KABUL, but several members of the lower house expressed dissatisfaction with the measures. Representatives of agriculture Natural Disaster Management Agency (ANDMA) were summoned by the Parliament's Environmental Protection Commission. Testifying before MPs, the officials said had delivered aid to…
KABUL, Danish ambassador to Afghanistan said on Tuesday. His government would spend $3.7m through the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP) and Save the Children organisation during the upcoming winter to provide food assistance for drought-affected people in northern and…
PUL-I-KHUMRI (PAN): The recent drought has affected more than 90 percent of rain-fed wheat crops, killed over a hundred farm animals, and threatened 15 thousand families in northern Baghlan province, officials said on Wednesday. Because of the lack of rain…
BAMYAN CITY (PAN): Wheat production in the central Bamyan province decreased by more than 14,500 tonnes due to drought and lack of rainfall, officials and farmers said on Sunday. The total wheat production of the province was more than 55,000…
