Environment

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  Environment

  2020-05-15

  Trees along Kunduz highway become latest casualties in Taliban's war

  Taliban fighters have turned to destroying the environment as part of an attempt to target security forces.

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  Environment

  2020-02-06

  Severe drought forces Afghan shepherds to take desperate measures

  The drought is the worst many farmers and livestock herders can recall. The situation will only get worse, warn meteorologists.

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  Environment

  2020-02-05

  Climate change threatens Bamiyan's archaeological treasures

  Hotter summers and colder winters are putting Afghanistan's historic art and architecture at risk of destruction, say scholars and local residents.

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  Environment

  2019-04-04

  In photos: Afghans begin clean up after losing 'everything' in deadly floods

  At least 35 Afghans were killed by flash flooding in at least 5 provinces.

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  Environment

  2019-03-04

  In photos: Afghan forces rescue families trapped by flood waters in Kandahar

  Afghan security forces have rescued about 400 families.

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  Environment

  2019-01-18

  Kabul faces water crisis as drought, population strain supply

  The capital's population has more than doubled in a generation and is draining its aquifers almost twice as fast as precipitation can recharge them.

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  Environment

  2018-11-22

  Afghan farmers fleeing drought face more hardship in camps

  Almost 2.2 million Afghans have been affected by drought in multiple provinces, which has displaced residents and destroyed crops, livestock and water supplies.

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  Environment

  2018-08-23

  Afghan farmers flock to cities as record drought ravages countryside

  Thousands of despairing farmers are abandoning their land and moving their families to town to survive.

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  Environment

  2018-03-20

  Kunar eyes local medicinal herbs as way to improve economy, health

  As part of an effort to develop Kunar's economy, officials are considering ways to leverage the medicinal herbs that flourish in the province's forests.

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  Environment

  2017-02-27

  Taliban call for planting trees derided across Afghanistan

  Afghans condemned Taliban chief Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada's message as a sick joke.