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More than 2,000 people die each year due to air pollution in Kabul
The Ministry of Public Health said Sunday more than 2,000 people in Kabul die every year of respiratory diseases due to air pollution.
Marking World Climate Change Week in Kabul, titled “Climate, Health and Justice”, officials said that due to air pollution, thousands of people suffer from respiratory, heart, cancer, infectious and viral diseases every year.
“Every year at least 2,287 people of Kabul die due to respiratory diseases caused by air pollution,” said Hassan Ghiasi, Deputy Minister of Public Health.
Abdul Salam Hanafi, the second deputy of the Prime Minister, meanwhile said that the government is committed to improving the situation and by preventing more pollution in the country.
“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is committed to creating a national policy for Afghanistan’s environmental management,” Hanafi said.
In addition, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, political deputy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that frequent wars in the country, deforestation and excessive use of underground water have had negative effects on the country’s environment.
“The problem that the people of Afghanistan face is not only our responsibility, but the world also has a duty to cooperate with us in this area, because the world is also responsible for the air pollution in Afghanistan,” he said.
Hafiz Aziz-ul-Rahman, the head of the Environmental Protection Department, has also noted that climate change has disrupted the social life of the people and agriculture in the country.
Sources of air pollution in Kabul meanwhile include old cars, poor quality fuel, people burning trash, industrial brick kilns, small-scale smelting plants and foundries. That’s in addition to pollution coming from bakeries, restaurants and wedding halls as well as power plants, generators, household cooking stoves and heaters.
Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s former special envoy for Afghanistan, has said that no country should interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs, stressing that it is up to Afghans themselves to bring about any change in their country.
In a post on X, Durrani said Afghans should be “left to their own devices” and that they would eventually “find the way out” of their challenges.
However, he warned that instability inside Afghanistan could have negative consequences for neighbouring countries, adding that Afghan leaders and their supporters should take responsibility to address such risks.
Durrani described his remarks as a simple expression of goodwill and best wishes for the Afghan people and their future.
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Uzbekistan and Japan discuss joint projects for Afghanistan’s socio-economic development
The Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan, Ismatulla Irgashev, has met with Tetsuya Yamada, Director General of the South Asia Department at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), to discuss cooperation on Afghanistan-related development projects.
According to Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both sides focused on the implementation of joint initiatives aimed at supporting the socio-economic development of Afghanistan.
During the meeting, the Japanese side praised Uzbekistan’s “pragmatic approach” toward Afghanistan, as well as the infrastructure developed in the border city of Termez.
Japan also expressed interest in utilizing the Termez facilities for future humanitarian and development projects in Afghanistan, particularly in the fields of education, healthcare, agriculture, private sector development, and counter-narcotics efforts.
Both sides emphasized that such cooperation is aimed at improving the living conditions and overall well-being of the Afghan people.
Two people were killed and 51 others injured after a passenger bus overturned in the province, police said on Friday.
The incident took place last night in the Adraskan district, and authorities say excessive speed was the main cause of the crash.
The injured victims have been transferred to nearby health facilities for treatment.
Herat police have urged passenger transport drivers to strictly follow traffic rules and regulations and to avoid speeding and reckless driving.
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