At least seven people, including six members of a single family and one child, have died in separate incidents in eastern Afghanistan as heavy rains and flooding continue to devastate communities, local Taliban officials said.
Six family members were killed when the roof of their home collapsed in the Shirzad district of Nangarhar province, according to Quraishi Badloon, an official with the Taliban-run Department of Information and Culture. Women and children were among the victims, he said.
In a separate incident, a child was killed by flooding in the Behsood district of the province. Badloon said the child’s body remained missing, and search efforts were ongoing. Several livestock were also lost in the flooding.
The deaths come amid a series of severe weather that has affected large parts of Afghanistan since late March.
A day earlier, at least 16 people were killed and 19 injured in Nangarhar after floods and heavy rains damaged homes across multiple districts.
Nationwide, more than 110 people have been killed and over 160 injured in recent flooding, according to Taliban figures.
More than 20 provinces across eastern, western, northern and central Afghanistan have been affected, with widespread destruction to homes, farmland and infrastructure.
Figures show that about 6,000 families have been impacted and more than 3,600 houses destroyed. Nearly 11,700 jeribs of agricultural land have been lost, and at least 337 kilometers of roads damaged.
Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to seasonal flooding, particularly in spring, when heavy rains and snowmelt increase the risk of flash floods and structural collapses.
In many areas, fragile housing and limited disaster response capacity have intensified the impact, leaving families exposed to repeated cycles of loss.
