Taliban Ministry Warns of Flood Risk Across Afghanistan Amid Heavy Rain

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Energy and Water warned on Saturday that heavy rainfall expected on Sunday and Monday could trigger flooding and rising river levels across 12 provinces in the country.

In a statement on X, the ministry listed Herat, Ghor, Badghis, Farah, Nimroz, Helmand, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Zabul, Paktika, Khost, and Paktia as provinces at risk.