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Rain, snow and flash flood warning issued for northern parts of the country
The Afghanistan Meteorological Department has issued a rain, snow and flash flood warning for 13 provinces including Kabul for Saturday and Sunday.
According to a warning posted on the AMD’s website, the department stated between 10 and 20mm of rain and between 10 and 25 cms of snow is forecast for a number of provinces.
The provinces include Nuristan, Kunar, Nangarhar, Kabul, Laghman, Kapisa, Panjshir, Parwan, Baghlan, Kabul, Samangan, and parts of Badakhshan, Takhar and Kunduz.
The AMD also warned of the possibility of heavy snow on the Salang pass.
Accuweather forecasts an overnight low of -9 degrees celsius in Kabul and while the current storm system moves away from Kabul, Sunday’s temperatures are likely to only reach a high of 3 degrees celsius in the capital.
Conditions meanwhile along the Salang pass are expected to improve slightly with snowfalls clearing up on Sunday. However the temperature in the Salang region will fall to a maximum of -10 and a minimum of -17 degrees celsius throughout Sunday and into Monday.
Abdul Karim Fateh, head of the Afghanistan Railway Authority, has travelled to Kazakhstan with a technical delegation to attend the 14th Ministerial Meeting on Transport of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) which will be held in Astana on Thursday.
According to the authority, Fateh is expected to outline the current state of Afghanistan’s railway network, ongoing infrastructure projects and future development plans during the meeting.
He will also hold talks with representatives of ECO member states on expanding trade and transit, strengthening regional transport links and enhancing economic cooperation.
The authority said Afghanistan’s participation in the meeting is expected to help promote joint railway projects, attract investment and strengthen connectivity between Afghanistan and other ECO member states.
Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met on Tuesday with Qatar’s ambassador to Kabul, Mirdif Al-Qashouti, to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and expanding Afghanistan’s engagement with the international community.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the meeting focused on Qatar’s efforts to facilitate the Islamic Emirate’s engagement with the international community.
Muttaqi welcomed the growing engagement between Afghanistan and the international community and praised Qatar’s role in supporting these efforts.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s ambassador reaffirmed Doha’s commitment to continuing its efforts and described the progress made so far as encouraging.
Alireza Bikdeli, Iran’s ambassador to Kabul, met on Tuesday with officials of the Afghanistan Chamber of Industries and Mines to discuss expanding economic relations, joint investment, and strengthening cooperation in the industrial and mining sectors.
During the meeting, Khan Mohammad Khan, deputy for industry at the Afghanistan Chamber of Industries and Mines, highlighted the existing opportunities in Afghanistan’s industrial and mining sectors and called on Iranian investors to make practical investments in these areas.
He said that with suitable opportunities available for industrial growth and the processing of raw minerals in Afghanistan, greater prospects exist for economic cooperation and joint investment with regional countries, particularly Iran.
Meanwhile, Bikdeli said that Iranian investors are showing growing interest in operating in various economic and production sectors in Afghanistan. He also emphasized Iran’s willingness to expand economic relations and bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
At the end of the meeting, he invited officials of the Afghanistan Chamber of Industries and Mines to participate in a mining exhibition scheduled to be held in Iran.
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