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“In this mountainous area, tremors have occurred every few minutes since the earthquake, and people are very frightened. Most have left their homes and are sitting out in the open. It is a very ...
News Afghanistan » Kunar » Politics: Afghanistan's Taliban government plans to build dams on Kunar river, escalating water tensions with Pakistan
Afghanistan, under Taliban rule, is moving forward with plans to construct dams on the Kunar river, which flows into Pakistan, potentially reducing water flow to its neighbour. The directive to begin ...
News Afghanistan » Kunar » Politics: Powerful earthquake rocks Afghanistan, killing more than 800 and destroying villages, officials say
Kabul, Afghanistan — A strong earthquake in far eastern Afghanistan killed more than 800 people and left at least 2,500 wounded as it destroyed numerous villages, a spokesman for the country's Taliban ...
News Afghanistan » Kunar » Politics: Assem Mayar on the Taliban Regime’s Damming of Transboundary Rivers
“Pakistan’s opposition to dam building on the Kunar River and its tributaries is due to political rather than technical reasons.” Afghanistan suffers from severe water and electricity shortages. This ...
News Afghanistan » Kunar » Politics: Following India's suit, Afghanistan builds dams on Kunar River; restricting Pakistan's access to water
India, Oct. 24 -- Afghanistan's Taliban government has decided to build a series of dams across the Kunar River, a major tributary of the Indus, in a move seen as an attempt to restrict Pakistan's ...
News Afghanistan » Kunar » Politics: Russia is considering sending aid to Afghanistan in connection with earthquake — MFA
A devastating earthquake occurred in the provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar and Laghman in eastern Afghanistan on September 1, claiming the lives of hundreds of people MOSCOW, September 1. /TASS/. Russia’s ...
News Afghanistan » Kunar » Politics: The World May Have Forgotten About Afghanistan, But the Afghan Diaspora Hasn’t
Afghan-American Sayeda Qader leads The Kalaam Project, a humanitarian relief team providing emergency aid to local Afghans – including after August’s devastating quake. Afghans in Kunar Province ...
News Afghanistan » Kunar » Politics: An earthquake destroys villages in eastern Afghanistan and kills 800 people, with 2,500 injured
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in the dead of the night in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed some 800 people and injured more than 2,500 ...
News Afghanistan » Kunar » Politics: Afghanistan earthquake death toll surpasses 1,400
Sept. 2 (UPI) --Officials in Afghanistan confirmed that more than 1,400 people have been killed in an earthquake that struck the country over the weekend. Deputy Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of ...
News Afghanistan » Kunar » Politics: Afghan Woman Who Lost All Male Relatives In Earthquake Faces New Barriers
ASADABAD, Afghanistan -- Sola woke up in a hospital teeming with survivors of a devastating earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan. After gaining consciousness, the young woman was informed that ...