Afghanistan is one of the most fragile nations when it comes to dealing with climate change. According to global rankings, it ...

Hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalated, with Pakistan conducting airstrikes on Afghan territory in response to attacks by the Pakistani Taliban. The Afghan Taliban rounded out the year ...

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan announced that Denmark has ...

Issues like drought and water scarcity are particularly ... where droughts have devastated local agriculture and livestock. Afghanistan has also struggled with a weak economy.

When I first met him in 2002, he said, “Afghanistan is where all the woes of developing nations are concentrated.” He also noted that drought was at the root of poverty, armed conflict and ...

Afghanistan is facing a severe food security ... Climate shocks are exacerbating this crisis. The ongoing drought – among the worst in decades – has drastically reduced rainfall, severely ...

The earth's climate experienced its hottest year in 2024. Extreme flooding in April killed hundreds of people in Pakistan and ...

In May 2023, Iran issued a stern warning to Afghan officials over another dam project, on the Helmand River, saying that it violated the water rights of residents of Sistan-Baluchistan, a drought-hit ...

India is yet to officially recognise the Taliban government but forging strong ties with Afghanistan seem to be the way forward, considering their common regional rival Pakistan. Both sides reviewed ...

The year just ended was a tumultuous one for Afghanistan, marked by many significant events that will continue to challenge the country in 2025. ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) carried out at least 19 ...

Afghanistan is also experiencing its fifth consecutive year of drought, with earthquakes, floods and landslides exacerbating humanitarian needs. A La Niña episode in 2025 could lead to further drought ...