AN earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan on Monday morning, according to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS). The quake occurred at a depth of 140 kilometres at 08:54 IST, the NCS said in a post on X. “EQ of M: 4.2, on: 19/05/2025 08:54:18 IST, Lat: 36.41 N, Long: 70.94 E, … Read more
THE Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) has handed over 288 newly-constructed houses to families affected by recent earthquakes in Gulran and Zenda Jan districts of Herat province in western Afghanistan. The administration said this in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the houses were built in Shakarab, Band-e-Afzal and Sang Kotal areas of … Read more
TEN members of a single family were killed overnight in a village in the capital of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province due to heavy rainfall and flooding, local officials said on Sunday. Rescue teams are searching for the remaining victims after four bodies were recovered, the head of the information and culture department Zabihullah Amiri said in a … Read more
Afghanistan is grappling with a devastating flood crisis that has escalated over the past week, with the National Disaster Authority reporting a significant rise in casualties. Trojan News reports that as of Wednesday, the confirmed death toll has reached 70, while injuries have climbed to 56, according to Mullah Janan Saeq, the spokesman for the national disaster … Read more