Heavy rain, floods kill at least 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan
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“Heavy rain, floods kill at least 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan”
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— An armed conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan began in late February 2026 following Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost provinces. Pakistan said the strikes target…
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— The Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes are a series of armed clashes consisting of cross-border airstrikes and exchanges of gunfire between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Pa…
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— The Durand Line is a 2,640-kilometre (1,640 mi) international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. India also claims a land border with Afghanistan through the disputed Kashmir region, on the east…
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“At least 28 people are killed in Afghanistan and 17 in Pakistan after heavy rainfall causes severe flooding”
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— In the early hours of 9 October 2025, Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul, Khost, Jalalabad, and Paktika, targeting the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) which it code named "Operation Khyber Storm". The g…
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— An armed conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan began in late February 2026 following Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost provinces. Pakistan said the strikes target…
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— The Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes are a series of armed clashes consisting of cross-border airstrikes and exchanges of gunfire between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Pa…
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“Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said on Monday that 28 people have been killed in the floods and 49 injured with more than 100 homes destroyed”
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— In July 2023, Afghanistan experienced severe flooding resulting from heavy seasonal rainfall, leading to the loss of lives and dozens of missing persons over a three-day period. The flash floods were …
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— The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA; Dari: اداره ملی مبارزه با حوادث افغانستان, Pashto: د افغانستان د طبیعي پېښو پر وړاندې د مبارزې ملي اداره) also called the Ministry of Dis…
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— National Disaster Management Act, 2010 was passed by Parliament of Pakistan in 2010, it received the assent of the president on 8 December 2010. The Act applies to the whole Pakistan, including tribal…
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“Most of the deaths in Afghanistan were reported in central and eastern provinces, including Parwan, Maidan Wardak, Daikundi and Logar, according to ANDMA”
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“Weather conditions remained 'unstable' in parts of the country and there is a continued risk of more rain and flooding in some areas”
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“A 14-year-old boy died after being struck by lightning in the northwestern province of Badghis”
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“Three people had drowned while trying to gather driftwood to be used for heating in the same province”
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“In Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 17 people were killed and 56 wounded”
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“Heavy rainfall has continued to sweep across Afghanistan since Thursday, causing floods and landslides in multiple provinces”
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“Several highways in central and eastern Afghanistan were closed due to the weather”
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“Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority has warned citizens to refrain from using 'rivers and flooded streams, and follow the weather forecast seriously'”
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“A five-year-old was killed when a roof collapsed in Daikundi province”
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“A woman was killed when a roof collapsed in the eastern province of Nangarhar”
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“Afghanistan is vulnerable to extreme weather, particularly heavy rainfall and monsoon seasons, which trigger floods and landslides in remote areas with fragile infrastructure”
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“In January, flash floods and snowfall caused the deaths of at least 17 people and killed livestock”
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