Environment
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Afghanistan, UN Call for More Humanitarian Aid for Returning Migrants
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister and the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) have discussed expanding humanitarian assistance for returning Afghan migrants and strengthening cooperation between the country and the United Nations. Amir Khan Muttaqi,…
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Kabul–Jalalabad Highway Closed After Heavy Rain and Landslide
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Public Works has announced the closure of the Kabul–Jalalabad highway in the Tangi Abrisham area following persistent rainfall and a landslide. The ministry said on Tuesday, October 13, that operational teams were at the…
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Afghanistan Implements More Than 1,000 Projects to Reduce Flood Damage
DID Press: Afghanistan has implemented more than 1,000 projects aimed at reducing damage caused by floods, Nooruddin Turabi, head of the Taliban’s disaster management preparedness authority, has said. According to Turabi, the projects include the construction of retaining walls and…
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Natural Disasters Kill 679 People in Afghanistan Over the Past Year
DID Press: Natural disasters have killed 679 people and injured another 1,634 in Afghanistan over the past year, according to the Taliban-run National Disaster Management Authority. Mohammad Yousuf Hammad, the authority’s spokesperson, announced the figures on Tuesday, October 13, marking…
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Taliban FM Urges International Support for Farmers Affected by Poppy Ban
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, has criticized the international community for failing to provide alternative livelihood support to Afghan farmers affected by the ban on poppy cultivation, saying no effective programme has been implemented to…
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Afghanistan’s Gemstones: The Glittering Treasures of the Hindu Kush
DID Press: Afghanistan sits atop one of the world’s most geologically diverse regions, with complex metamorphic formations and extensive pegmatite deposits. The collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which helped shape the towering Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain…
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Trump Floats Renaming Atlantic or Pacific Ocean “Trump Ocean”
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has suggested renaming either the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean as “Trump Ocean” or “Ocean of the Americas,” extending his push to change the names of major geographical landmarks. Trump made the remarks during a…
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One Year After Deadly Earthquake, Kunar Families Still Living in Tents
DID Press: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned that the humanitarian crisis in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province continues one year after a devastating earthquake, with many affected families still lacking adequate shelter and access to safe drinking water. The organization…
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Taliban Factions Clash Over Gold Mine Revenues in Badakhshan
DID Press: An armed clash between two groups of Taliban forces over revenues from the Hishnam gold mine in Yamgan district of Badakhshan province left at least one person wounded, according to local sources, highlighting renewed disputes over control of…
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Afghanistan’s Mines: From Geological Heritage to a Source of Taliban Revenue
DID Press: Afghanistan is among the countries in the region with significant mineral reserves, ranging from copper and iron to gold, coal, lead, zinc, gemstones and talc. Yet this underground wealth has failed over decades to develop into a large…
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