Drought

KABUL, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Monday said 15 provinces of the country were under . . .

FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Most wells in western Farah province have gone dry, causing an shortage of water, officials say, warning residents may be displaced .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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