14 Killed Due to Deadly Floods in Paktia Province

At least 14 people have died and 12 others have been injured because of floods in the capital center and some districts of Paktia province, as per Bakhtar, the Taliban-controlled News Agency. The floods have destroyed over 1,000 houses, and 20 acres of agricultural land.

Bakhtar confirmed that 1,435 livestock too had been lost due to these floods.

According to the Taliban officials in Logar province, on Saturday, rain and floods in Khushi district of the province killed at least 14 people, including children and women, and four others were reported as missing.

Over the past few days, heavy rains and floods have continued to batter at least 20 other provinces, including Nangarhar, Laghman, Maidan Wardak and Ghazni.

The Taliban police command in Logar province said on Sunday that most of the victims of the flood in this province have been children. He added that there are nine children and two women among the dead.