Kabul — Heavy rain over the past two days triggered flash floods and building collapses that have killed 22 people and injured 32 in Afghanistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Monday, warning that bad weather could bring further risk.
Most fatalities occurred in central and eastern provinces, including Parwan, Maidan Wardak, Daykundi and Logar, where torrential downpours sent floods through rural and mountainous communities and led to house collapses. Conditions remained unstable in parts of the country, with the NDMA saying some areas still faced the threat of more rain and flooding.
“Twenty-two people were killed, 32 injured and 241 houses damaged in flooding and other weather-related incidents across 13 provinces over the past two days,” an NDMA official, who declined to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media, said.
Afghanistan is highly prone to natural disasters and is listed by the United Nations among the countries most vulnerable to climate change. The country’s ability to respond has been weakened by a sharp reduction in international aid since the Taliban took control in 2021. A United Nations Development Programme report in November said earthquakes, floods and drought destroyed about 8,000 homes in Afghanistan in 2025 and had strained public services “beyond their limits.”
