Heavy rain, floods kill at least 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Mar 30, 2026 · 412 words · By Edna Mohamed

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Heavy rain, floods kill at least 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan At least 28 people are killed in Afghanistan and 17 in Pakistan after heavy rainfall causes severe flooding.

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What happened

Heavy rain, floods kill at least 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan At least 28 people are killed in Afghanistan and 17 in Pakistan after heavy rainfall causes severe flooding.

Why it matters

Heavy rain that has caused severe flooding and landslides has killed at least 45 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan over the past five days, authorities say.

Common ground

Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said on Monday that 28 people have been killed in the floods and 49 injured with more than 100 homes destroyed.

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Claim 1: “At least 28 people are killed in Afghanistan and 17 in Pakistan after heavy rainfall causes severe flooding”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the early hours of 9 October 2025, Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul, Khost, Jalalabad, and Paktika, targeting the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) which it code named "Operation Khyber Storm". The g…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An armed conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan began in late February 2026 following Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost provinces. Pakistan said the strikes target…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes are a series of armed clashes consisting of cross-border airstrikes and exchanges of gunfire between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Pa…
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Claim 2: “A woman was killed when a roof collapsed in the eastern province of Nangarhar”

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Claim 3: “Three people had drowned while trying to gather driftwood to be used for heating in the same province”

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Claim 4: “A 14-year-old boy died after being struck by lightning in the northwestern province of Badghis”

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Claim 5: “Weather conditions remained 'unstable' in parts of the country and there is a continued risk of more rain and flooding in some areas”

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Claim 6: “A five-year-old was killed when a roof collapsed in Daikundi province”

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Claim 7: “Several highways in central and eastern Afghanistan were closed due to the weather”

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Claim 8: “Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said on Monday that 28 people have been killed in the floods and 49 injured with more than 100 homes destroyed”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In July 2023, Afghanistan experienced severe flooding resulting from heavy seasonal rainfall, leading to the loss of lives and dozens of missing persons over a three-day period. The flash floods were …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Afghanistan_floods

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA; Dari: اداره ملی مبارزه با حوادث افغانستان, Pashto: د افغانستان د طبیعي پېښو پر وړاندې د مبارزې ملي اداره) also called the Ministry of Dis…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — National Disaster Management Act, 2010 was passed by Parliament of Pakistan in 2010, it received the assent of the president on 8 December 2010. The Act applies to the whole Pakistan, including tribal…
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Claim 9: “Most of the deaths in Afghanistan were reported in central and eastern provinces, including Parwan, Maidan Wardak, Daikundi and Logar, according to ANDMA”

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Claim 10: “Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority has warned citizens to refrain from using 'rivers and flooded streams, and follow the weather forecast seriously'”

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Claim 11: “Afghanistan is vulnerable to extreme weather, particularly heavy rainfall and monsoon seasons, which trigger floods and landslides in remote areas with fragile infrastructure”

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Claim 12: “In Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 17 people were killed and 56 wounded”

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Claim 13: “Heavy rainfall has continued to sweep across Afghanistan since Thursday, causing floods and landslides in multiple provinces”

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Claim 14: “Heavy rain, floods kill at least 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Durand Line is a 2,640-kilometre (1,640 mi) international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. India also claims a land border with Afghanistan through the disputed Kashmir region, on the east…
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Claim 15: “In January, flash floods and snowfall caused the deaths of at least 17 people and killed livestock”

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