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Weather Warning issued for heavy rainfall and flash flooding in 14 Afghan provinces
The department has also predicted the possibility of strong winds in the southern, western, and central provinces — including the Salang Pass.
Afghanistan’s Meteorology Department of the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation has warned of the possibility of heavy rainfall and flash floods on Thursday across 14 central, northern and eastern provinces of Afghanistan.
The department said the affected provinces include Badakhshan, Takhar, Nuristan, Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Kabul, Logar, Paktia, Panjshir, Parwan, Baghlan, Bamiyan, and Maidan Wardak.
According to the department’s forecast, the amount of rainfall in different parts of these provinces is expected to range between 15 to 30 millimeters.
The department has also predicted the possibility of strong winds in the southern, western, and central provinces — including the Salang Pass — with wind speeds ranging from 50 to 85 kilometers per hour.
Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, announced on Friday that a 2.5-ton consignment, including emergency medicines, medical disposables, kits, and equipment has been delivered to Kabul.
According to him, the aid shipment is intended to support the swift recovery of those injured in the recent airstrike by Pakistan’s military regime.
He emphasized that India stands with the people of Afghanistan and will continue to provide all possible humanitarian assistance.
The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) has announced that Mahdi Ansary, a reporter for the Afghan News Agency (AFKA), has been released after serving one and a half years in Bagram prison.
In a statement welcoming his release, AFJC emphasized that the fundamental rights of this journalist—who had been tried and imprisoned on charges of cooperating with exiled and foreign media—were “seriously” violated.
Ansari was arrested on October 5, 2023, after returning from his workplace in Kabul.
He was sentenced on January 1, 2024 by the Kabul Primary Court to one and a half years in prison on charges of “propaganda against the Islamic Emirate.”
Farid Dehqan, spokesperson for the Khas Kunar police command, said that rocket attacks by the Pakistani military regime are still ongoing in the province.
These attacks come despite earlier announcements by the Pakistani military of a temporary ceasefire for Eid.
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