Rising Maternal Deaths. The maternal mortality rate in Afghanistan was 1,346 for every 100,000 births in 2000, during the Taliban's first stint in power.

Flash floods, high winds and heavy rain brought by a series of storms have devastated eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 40 people and causing widespread destruction, according to officials and ...

Climate experts say the high temperatures and heavy rain are also contributing to the melting of glaciers in the mountainous ...

A boy walks in mud waters after floods in Burka district of Baghlan province, Afghanistan. File/AFP The death toll from recent heavy rain and flash flood in three Afghan provinces has risen by 10 to ...

KABUL: The death toll from recent heavy rain and hail in three Afghan provinces has risen by 10 to 39, disaster... AIRLINK 154.55 Increased By 0.29 (0.19%) BOP 11.39 Increased By 0.47 (4.3%) ...

Heavy snowfall and rain have killed 36 people and injured 40 in different parts of Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Wednesday. Days of extreme weather in most of the country’s ...

At least 30 people have been killed in Afghanistan after floods caused by a heavy monsoon rain spell washed away homes, a disaster ministry official said on Sunday. Mohammad Shafi Rahimi, the ...

The weather departments in both Afghanistan and Pakistan forecast more rain in the coming days. South Asia receives 70-80 per cent of its annual rainfall during the monsoon season which starts in ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan The killing in Afghanistan spirals onward, undermining U.S. claims of success in pacifying the country with less than a week to go before a historic experiment with ...

The death toll from recent heavy rain and hail in three Afghan provinces has risen by 10 to 39, disaster management officials said on Wednesday. Flash floods ripped through western Farah province on ...

Death toll rises to 39 in Afghanistan as heavy rain and hail cause flash floods and destruction in three provinces, impacting lives and agriculture. SEARCH. English.