Rain, storms kill 121 in Afghanistan and Pakistan in two weeksAcross the border in Pakistan, 44 people were killed following heavy rains in the last weeks, officials said. At least 32 people died in th...
04 Apr, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
Extreme weather in Afghanistan leaves 17 people dead, authorities sayAfghanistan faces a deadly weather crisis. Recent floods, landslides, and thunderstorms have claimed 17 lives and injured 26 people. The ex...
29 Mar, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hits Afghanistan's Hindu Kush areaA magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Afghanistan early Saturday, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The quake, occurring...
02 Aug, 2025, 07.50 AM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 jolts AfghanistanA 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's Badakhshan region at 6:30 am IST on Sunday, according to the National Centre of Seismology ...
22 Dec, 2024, 09.25 AM IST
Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 84 peopleFlash floods in Afghanistan raise death toll to 84 in the country's north after weeks of devastating torrents. Heavy rains hit four distric...
19 May, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in AfghanistanFlash floods in Afghanistan kill 68, with 50 dead in Ghor and 18 in Farayab. Abdul Wahid Hamas reports significant financial losses in Ghor...
18 May, 2024, 05.40 PM IST
Hundreds dead and missing in Afghanistan flash floodsOver 300 deaths in Baghlan due to heavy rains. UNICEF, WHO, and Save the Children provide aid to 600,000 affected people, half of them chil...
12 May, 2024, 11.37 PM IST
Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says300 Afghans perish in Baghlan floods, with the World Food Agency offering aid. The Taliban government reports substantial deaths in norther...
11 May, 2024, 05.16 PM IST
Flash floods kill hundreds and injure many others in Afghanistan, Taliban saysFlash floods triggered by seasonal rains in Afghanistan have resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people and caused injuries to a "signifi...
11 May, 2024, 03.33 PM IST
Afghanistan: Nine people killed due to floods in HelmandIn a statement, the Taliban-appointed head of information and culture in Helmand said that the incident first happened on Thursday night in...
21 Apr, 2024, 09.01 AM IST
Pakistan declares state of emergency in southwest as lightning, rains kill 4949 people died in Pakistan due to lightning and heavy rains, affecting Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Baluchistan provinces. Relief aid wa...
16 Apr, 2024, 07.57 AM IST
Lightning, rains kill 36 people in Pakistan as authorities declare a state of emergency in southwestHeavy rains and lightning strikes have led to tragic deaths in Pakistan, with at least 36 people, mostly farmers, losing their lives. The e...
15 Apr, 2024, 02.59 PM IST
Heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan unleash flash floods that killed dozens of peopleHeavy flooding caused by seasonal rains in Afghanistan has led to at least 31 deaths and left dozens missing, adding further misery to the ...
23 Jul, 2023, 08.42 PM IST
Toll in Afghanistan flash floods jumps to 26 killed, 40 missingShafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the State Ministry for Disaster Management, said a total of 31 people had been killed nationwide in floods...
23 Jul, 2023, 04.36 PM IST
Flash flooding kills dozens in Afghanistan, PakistanAbdullah Mufaker, head of the province's natural disaster response authority, said it was still unknown how many were killed and injured by...
21 Aug, 2022, 10.02 PM IST
- US won't stand "slackness" by Pak Army in "war on terror": Holbrooke
US special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has said that his country would not accept any "slackness" on the part of t...
18 Sep, 2010, 12.29 PM IST
- ADB approves $22 million loan to Tajikistan
The Asian Development Bank today approved a $22 million loan to Tajikistan to fight flooding in Khatlon province.
11 Oct, 2007, 03.00 PM IST