Yousuf Hammad, spokesperson for the Taliban’s disaster management authority, said on Wednesday, April 1, in a video that heavy rainfall over the past day caused flooding in Kabul, Parwan, Baghlan, Logar, Panjshir, Kapisa, Paktia, Paktika, Khost, Maidan Wardak, Zabul, Uruzgan, Ghor, Laghman, Badghis, Samangan, Kunar and Faryab.
He said 139 homes were completely destroyed, 349 partially damaged, 13 shops affected and 10 kilometres of road destroyed.
Hammad added that more than 1,000 families had been displaced overall and more than 1,100 jeribs of agricultural land damaged.
He said emergency aid had been provided to some flood-affected people in Logar.
In recent days, heavy rain and flooding have affected large parts of the country, impacting at least 25 provinces.
Figures from Taliban authorities show that the death toll from recent floods across Afghanistan has risen to at least 48.
The Taliban’s meteorological department had warned a day earlier possibility of the heavy rainfall in 32 provinces across the country.