KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – A landslide struck a house in central Kapisa province, Afghanistan, late on Friday, killing four people, including women and children, and injuring six others, Taliban authorities said on Saturday.
The incident occurred in the Elyas Khil Shokhi area of the provincial capital, according to a statement from the Taliban police command in Kapisa.
The deceased included two young girls, one woman, and one man. The injured, three men and three women, were rescued from the rubble by local residents and taken to the hospital for treatment, the statement added.
Most residential houses in Afghanistan, particularly in rural and mountainous areas, are made of mud and other weak materials, making them highly vulnerable to landslides and heavy precipitation. Such collapses often result in casualties and property damage, especially during periods of intense rainfall or snowfall.
The event follows widespread severe weather across the country in recent weeks, with heavy snowfall and rainfall causing extensive damage. Taliban officials reported that at least 61 people were killed and more than 110 were injured in such weather events last month across 15 provinces.
These disasters highlight the extreme vulnerability of the Afghan population since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021. The country is now facing what the UN describes as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with millions of people in urgent need of food, shelter, medical care, and other essential support.
