Floods, Landslides In Afghanistan Leave 77 dead | Weather.com
The article reports on severe flooding, landslides, and lightning strikes in Afghanistan caused by heavy rain and storms, resulting in 77 deaths and 137 injuries over 10 days. It details infrastructure damage, displaced families, and warnings from authorities about ongoing weather risks.
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“Widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across Afghanistan have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the past 10 days”
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— As of 2025, Afghanistan has an estimated population of around 49.5 million people. The country is characterized by a highly diverse, multi-ethnic, and multilingual society, reflecting its historical p…
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— The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations (UN) is a coalition of developing countries, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacit…
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— The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA; Dari: حزب دموکراتیک خلق افغانستان), known as the Homeland Party (Dari: حزب وطن, Hezb-e Watan) after June 1990, was a Marxist–Leninist political part…
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“The recent toll includes 26 people killed over the past 48 hours”
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— Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the w…
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— As of 2025, Afghanistan has an estimated population of around 49.5 million people. The country is characterized by a highly diverse, multi-ethnic, and multilingual society, reflecting its historical p…
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— The Soviet–Afghan War took place in Afghanistan from December 1979 to February 1989. Marking the beginning of the 47-year-long Afghan conflict, it saw the Soviet Union and the Afghan military fight ag…
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“793 homes have been completely destroyed and a further 2,673 have been damaged”
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— On 31 August 2025, at 23:47 AFT (19:17 UTC), an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw ) struck eastern Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan. The epicenter of the q…
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— The Muslim conquests of Afghanistan began during the Muslim conquest of Persia as the Arab Muslims expanded eastwards to Khorasan, Sistan and Transoxiana. Fifteen years after the battle of Nahāvand in…
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— The Taliban hold strict standards for women's behaviour and dress, based on a fundamentalist interpretation of the Hanafi jurisprudence which is enforced through surveillance and violence. Human right…
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“floods and landslides have destroyed 337 kilometers (about 210 miles) of roads”
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“more than 5,800 families affected overall”
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“the Kabul to Jalalabad highway was shut on Thursday morning due to a landslide, rockfalls, and flooding”
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“Flooding has also shut the Salang Pass”
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“In 2024, more than 300 people died in springtime flash floods”
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