Rain, storms kill 28 in Afghanistan and 17 in Pakistan

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · Mar 30, 2026 · 310 words · By AFP

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What to know about Rain, storms kill 28 in Afghanistan and 17 in Pakistan

Heavy rain and storms have killed at least 45 people over the past few days across Afghanistan and Pakistan, disaster officials in both countries said Monday (March 30, 2026).

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What happened

Heavy rain and storms have killed at least 45 people over the past few days across Afghanistan and Pakistan, disaster officials in both countries said Monday (March 30, 2026).

Why it matters

Rain sweeping across Afghanistan since Thursday (March 26, 2026) has caused floods and landslides in multiple provinces.

Common ground

“Twenty-eight people were martyred, and 49 people were injured,” Afghanistan’s disaster management authority (ANDMA) said, while more than 100 homes have been destroyed.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Twenty-eight people were martyred, and 49 people were injured,”

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Wikipedia evidence includes historical demographics and wars, which are unrelated to 2026 weather-related casualties. No corroborating data exists.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The War in Afghanistan was a prolonged armed conflict lasting from 2001 to 2021. It began with an invasion by a United States–led coalition under the name Operation Enduring Freedom in response to the…
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Claim 2: “Among the poorest countries in the world after decades of war, Afghanistan is particularly exposed to the effects of climate change, which scientists say is spurring extreme weather.”

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Claim 3: “The weather has already prompted the closure of several highways, officials in central and eastern Afghanistan said, with further rain and storms forecast for Tuesday (March 31, 2026).”

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Claim 4: “Afghanistan’s disaster management authority (ANDMA) said, while more than 100 homes have been destroyed.”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources confirming home destruction in Afghanistan related to weather events.

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Claim 5: “Across the border in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 17 people were killed and 56 wounded since Wednesday (March 25, 2026), the provincial disaster management authority said.”

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Claim 6: “A woman was killed in the same circumstances in eastern Nangarhar, which borders Pakistan, according to police spokesman Sayed Tayeb Hamad.”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources confirming casualties from roof collapses in Afghanistan related to weather events.

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Claim 7: “Those killed in Afghanistan include a 14-year-old boy struck by lightning in the northwestern Badghis province, police spokesman Sediqullah Seddiqi told AFP.”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources confirming lightning-related fatalities in Badghis province.

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Claim 8: “The stormy weather also destroyed at least 130 homes, while more than 430 houses were damaged, ANDMA said.”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources confirming home destruction/damage figures in Afghanistan related to weather events.

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Claim 9: “In central Daikundi, the provincial disaster management department said a five-year-old was killed when a roof collapsed.”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources confirming roof collapse incidents in Afghanistan related to weather events.

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Claim 10: “Rain sweeping across Afghanistan since Thursday (March 26, 2026) has caused floods and landslides in multiple provinces.”

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Wikipedia evidence pertains to military conflicts, not weather events. No sources confirm flood/landslide incidents in Afghanistan since March 26, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict refers to a series of ongoing disputes, border incidents, and armed clashes between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The conflict …
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Claim 11: “The latest casualties follow more than 60 people being killed in snow and heavy rain that hit Afghanistan in January.”

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Claim 12: “In the same province, Seddiqi said 'three people drowned while trying to recover driftwood to use for heating'.”

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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources confirming drowning incidents related to driftwood recovery in Badghis province.

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Claim 13: “Heavy rain and storms have killed at least 45 people over the past few days across Afghanistan and Pakistan, disaster officials in both countries said Monday (March 30, 2026).”

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All Wikipedia evidence relates to Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict and border disputes, not weather-related fatalities. No sources confirm heavy rain/storm deaths in 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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Claim 14: “Afghanistan’s disaster management authority warned people to stay away from 'rivers and flooded streams and follow the weather forecast seriously'.”

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Claim 15: “Afghanistan frequently experiences deadly floods, landslides and storms, particularly in remote areas with fragile infrastructure.”

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