KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Taliban’s police command in Samangan says that one person has died in Aibak city, the provincial capital, as a result of a lightning strike.
In a statement, the command said that the incident occurred last evening (Sunday, May 4) in the “Manghar Kalan” area of Aibak city.
The Taliban’s police command in Samangan said that the victim was named “Ahmadjawid” and was 25 years old.
This is the second death caused by lightning in Samangan this year.
Earlier, another man died due to a lightning strike on April 8 in the Khuram-Sarbagh district of Samangan.
Two other lightning-related deaths have also been reported from Zabul and Nangarhar provinces.
This incident comes amid a broader pattern of severe weather-related disasters in Afghanistan.
One month earlier, at least 28 people were killed and 49 others injured after several days of heavy rainfall triggered flash floods, landslides, and lightning strikes across multiple provinces, according to Taliban authorities. The Taliban-run Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) reported that the casualties occurred over a four-day period as intense rain affected large parts of the country, including both urban and rural areas.
The authority further stated that around 1,130 families were impacted since March 26, with extensive damage to homes, farmland, and infrastructure. In total, 568 houses were either fully or partially destroyed, along with 10 shops.
This incident highlights how natural disasters such as lightning strikes continue to pose risks in different parts of Afghanistan, particularly in rural and mountainous areas where emergency response systems and public safety infrastructure remain limited.
Afghanistan remains highly vulnerable to natural disasters due to fragile infrastructure, environmental degradation, and limited disaster response capacity, particularly in remote areas.
