At least 148 people have been killed and 216 injured in Afghanistan since late March as heavy rains and flooding continue to devastate large parts of the country, the Taliban disaster management agency, ANDMA, said on Wednesday.
The ANDMA said that eight people remain missing following a series of natural disasters that began around March 26 and have affected multiple regions.
Yousuf Emad, a spokesman for the agency, said that in the past 24 hours alone, 15 people were killed and 18 injured in several provinces.
He said the disasters have also caused widespread destruction to housing, with 139 homes completely destroyed and 657 others partially damaged.
Over the past two weeks, 28 provinces across Afghanistan — from north to south and east to west — have experienced heavy rainfall and flash floods, disrupting communities and livelihoods.
The floods have not only caused casualties but also inflicted significant financial losses on residents, particularly in rural areas where homes and agricultural land are highly vulnerable.
Key transportation routes have also been affected. Taliban officials said several major highways, including the Kabul–Jalalabad road, the Salang Pass and the Kabul–Herat highway, remain closed due to flooding, landslides and heavy snowfall.
The closures have hindered travel and complicated efforts to deliver aid to affected areas.
The ANDMA warned that additional rainfall and flooding are forecast in the coming days, raising concerns that the humanitarian toll could continue to rise.
Afghanistan is among the countries most vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change, according to United Nations assessments, with recurring floods, droughts and earthquakes placing increasing strain on already fragile infrastructure and communities.
