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Eltaf Najafizada

Afghanistan floods, quakes kill over 1,500 people in 2 months

At least 1,570 people have been killed and almost 6,000 injured in floods and earthquakes that have struck Afghanistan in the last two months, according to a Taliban official.

The natural disasters have caused damage estimated at $2 billion to infrastructure and property, Suhail Shaheen, a senior Taliban official, said Saturday on WhatsApp.

Flash floods have occurred in more than 20 provinces, washing away 635,000 acres of agricultural land and completely or partially destroying more than 35,000 houses and 4,000 solar panels, he said.

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