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Civilians Suffered Casualties in Takhar Operation: Residents

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

At least 11 civilians were killed and 29 others wounded during clashes between the Afghan security forces and Taliban insurgents in past three days in Takhar province, residents said on Wednesday.

The Aghan security forces have conducted clearance operations in Dasht-e-Qala and Khawaja Ghar districts of Takhar.

Local officials said that during the military raids dozens of Taliban insurgents have been killed.

Khawaja Ghar and 10 villages in Dasht-e-Qala districts have been cleared of the militants, sources said

At the meantime, local residents concerns about the increasing civilian casualties as in past three days 11 people were killed and 29 others injured during the operations.

Local officials said the insurgents have launched rockets that slammed into residents houses.

On Tuesday, a rocket hit a house at Dasht-e-Qala, killing at least 4 members of a family and wounding 8 others.

No group or individual claims responsibility for that attack yet, but a spokesman for Takhar police said that the Taliban insurgents had unleashed the rocket.

Taliban militants who control parts of the northern Takhar province are yet to make comment.

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WFP says it can only support 1 in every 3 malnourished children across Afghanistan

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(Last Updated On: May 11, 2024)

The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it can only support one in every three malnourished children across Afghanistan, highlighting the shortage of funding.

WFP said on X that there are three million malnourished children in Afghanistan.

“But we can only support 1 in every 3 malnourished children across Afghanistan,” WFP said. “Children bear the brunt of the assistance cuts. Sustained funding is vital.”

The World Food Program in Afghanistan had previously warned that the number of malnourished children visiting hospitals has increased this year following the reduction of foreign aid.

More than 23 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan this year, according to the United Nations. Over half of them are children.

In February, WFP announced a dire need for $760 million in food assistance for Afghanistan over the next six months.

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Hundreds killed and injured in floods in four Afghan provinces

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(Last Updated On: May 11, 2024)

Officials confirm that hundreds of people have been killed and injured after floods in Baghlan, Badakhshan, Ghor and Herat provinces of Afghanistan.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) in a statement said that a large number of houses have been destroyed and people have suffered huge financial losses.

In the statement, the Ministry of State for Disaster Management, the Ministry of Interior Affairs, and the provincial authorities have been directed to use all their resources to save people, recover the bodies, and treat the injured.

The Islamic Emirate called on the citizens to assist the flood victims.

In Baghlan, Ziauddin, director of Baghlan-i-Markazi district hospital, said that 52 bodies, including 13 women and 13 children, have been taken to the hospital from the floods on Friday night. He added that 73 injured people have also been admitted.

In Takhar, Ahmad Siyar Sajid, the head of natural disasters management of the province, said that eight people died in Ishkemesh, Chal and Namak Ab districts of this province.

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Floods leave 50 dead in Baghlan

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(Last Updated On: May 10, 2024)

Hedayatullah Hamdard, head of the Natural Disaster Department in Baghlan, says at least 50 were killed on Friday afternoon due to floods in several districts of the province.

Hamdard added the figure is not total and that the death toll may increase.

Over the past two days, floods have also caused huge financial losses in Chaharsada and Murghab districts of Ghor province and two people including a child and an old man have disappeared.

Hundreds of acres of agricultural land were destroyed in Chaharsada district and about 50 livestock were also lost.

According to local officials in Ghor, around 50 residential houses in Chaharsada district are under floods.

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