India has extended a helping hand after the devastating floods in Nuristan province of Afghanistan. India has sent relief material, including food items and family tents, to the affected communities as part of humanitarian assistance. 20 people have lost their lives in this disaster.
New Delhi [भारत]July 21 (ANI): As part of its humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, India has delivered relief items, including food items and family tents, to Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority following the devastating floods in Nuristan.
“In the wake of the devastating floods in Nuristan, India is providing relief material, including food items and family tents, to the National Disaster Management Authority of Afghanistan to help the affected communities,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on Twitter. He further said, “India stands with the Afghan people in this difficult time.”
In the wake of the devastating floods in Nuristan, India has provided relief material, including food items and family tents, to the National Disaster Management Authority of Afghanistan to help the affected communities. India stands with the Afghan people in this difficult time. pic.twitter.com/iWg6kaLg2N — Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) July 21, 2026
Huge devastation due to flood, 20 died
This aid has been sent after devastating flash floods in Parun, the provincial capital of Afghanistan’s northeastern Nuristan province. News agency Khaama Press, citing Taliban officials, reported that at least 20 people have been killed, about 80 injured and more than 100 missing in the floods.
According to a statement from the Taliban-administered National Disaster Management Authority, floods caused by heavy rains in the mountainous region spread to Parun and surrounding districts, causing heavy casualties and widespread structural damage.
Rescue operation continues, death toll feared to increase
Hafiz Mohammad Yusuf Hamad, the authority’s spokesman and information chief, said special emergency units had been dispatched to conduct search and rescue operations to locate missing people and assess the full scale of the devastation, the agency said.
Authorities have warned that casualties are expected to rise as rescue teams wade through thick mud and debris to establish contact with remote communities cut off by floodwaters.
Economic loss and Afghanistan’s sensitivity
The flood waters have destroyed many houses, shops and agricultural lands, causing severe economic losses to local residents.
According to Khaama Press, the disaster highlights Afghanistan’s extreme vulnerability to weather shocks, such as flash floods, droughts and landslides. Local populations in mountainous areas remain exceptionally vulnerable due to decades of conflict, poverty, fragile infrastructure and limited emergency response capacity. (ANI)
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