Afghanistan: FAO warns of severe locust outbreak across 8 provinces

May 12, 2023

The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has issued a warning about a widespread Moroccan locust outbreak across eight provinces in Afghanistan's wheat-growing...

Amid COVID-19 outbreak, Pak govt prepares to tackle locust crisis

May 04, 2020

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 : Amid the measures taken to curb the surging infection rates related to COVID-19, the Pakistan government has started preparing...

UN body in Afghanistan thanks India for assistance in combating locust threat

Jan 23, 2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Afghanistan thanked India for supplying 40,000 litres of Malathion, a pesticide used to...

Locust operations conducted in 15 locations in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh

May 29, 2020

Rajasthan/Madhya Pradesh [India], May 30 : Several locust operations were conducted at 15 locations in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh on Friday by Locust Control...

Raging measles outbreak killed 150 in Afghanistan in January: WHO

Feb 13, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], February 14 : Amid the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the raging measles outbreak infected tens of thousands and killed more than...

Cholera-like disease takes over 15 lives in Afghanistan

Jul 16, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 16 : More than 600 people were found infected and around 15 people died in a recent cholera-like outbreak in Afghanistan.