KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Four members of a family were killed after the roof of their mud house collapsed in eastern Afghanistan’s Khost province on Sunday, Taliban authorities said, as weather-related incidents continue to claim lives across the country.
In a statement on Monday, the Taliban police command in Khost said that the incident occurred in Khost’s Bak district on Sunday morning.
According to the authorities, the victims were the father and mother of the family, their seven-year-old son, and their two-year-old daughter. An eight-year-old boy survived the incident but was injured.
The police command said preliminary findings indicated that the roof collapsed following recent heavy rain and flooding in the area.
The incident adds to a series of weather-related casualties reported across Afghanistan this year. Heavy rainfall, flash floods, snowfall, and storms have damaged homes, agricultural land, roads, and public infrastructure in several provinces, according to local authorities and aid agencies.
Many rural communities remain particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events. In large parts of the country, homes are constructed from mud and other locally available materials that can weaken during prolonged rainfall, increasing the risk of collapse.
Humanitarian agencies and aid organizations have repeatedly warned that Afghanistan is highly exposed to climate-related disasters, with recurring floods and other extreme weather events affecting thousands of people each year.
