Farmers in Kunduz believe alternative break crops are boosting yields
KUNDUZ CITY (SW) – Farmers in Kunduz believe that alternative break crops are boosting yields and this practice has helped them improve farming practice in the province.
Category: Environment
Leftover landmines in Afghanistan claim lives, limbs of 60 people monthly: OCHA
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan has reported that every month, 60 people—most of them children—are killed or disabled by leftover landmines from past conflicts.
Litter in Kabul River irks city dwellers
KABUL (SW) – Rampant and unchecked litter at various points in the Kabul River has irked the city dwellers sparking concerns about pollution and water-born diseases.
Flood victims frustrated by lack of aid, urgently need basic necessities
KABUL (SW) – The flood victims in several provinces of Afghanistan have expressed frustration over the lack of aid, saying that despite weeks passing since the floods, they are still without basic necessities.
WFP reiterates urgent need for $14.5 mln to assist flood victims
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has emphasized that it requires $14.5 million over the next seven months to address the needs of the flood-affected people.
Farmers in Parwan alarmed by invasive insects
CHARIKAR CITY (SW) – Farmers in Parwan province are increasingly worried about the attacks of harmful insects that are damaging their crops.
Destruction of fields by ruinous floods sparks famine fears among Afghan citizens
MONITORING (SW) – Agriculture is the sole source of income for some families in most provinces, and the destruction of the fields due to the ruinous flood has left many fearing famine.
Hundreds of water sources destroyed by recent floods in Baghlan
POL-E KHOMRI CITY – Officials from Baghlan’s Directorate of Rural Rehabilitation and Development have reported the destruction of 300 water sources due to recent devastating floods in the region.
Deadly floods in Badakhshan, Baghlan claim 15 lives
MONITORING (SW) – The devastating flash floods have claimed the lives of 10 people in Badakhshan and 5 others in Baghlan province.
Floods in Afghanistan ‘would exacerbate’ food insecurity: WFP
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has announced that the recent floods over the past two weeks have affected 80,000 people.
Deadly floods devastate Afghanistan: Hundreds dead, thousands of homes destroyed
KABUL (SW) – In a press conference held on Tuesday in Kabul, officials from the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) reported that recent floods in Afghanistan over the past 11 days have resulted in 294 deaths and 266 injuries.
Flood survivors in Ghor urgently seek aid amid food, water shortages
FIROZKOH CITY (SW) – The flood survivors in Ghor are currently facing a critical shortage of food and clean drinking water, with their children at risk of starvation if immediate assistance is not provided.
