The head of the Environmental Protection Department of Balkh Province described the situation of air pollution in this province as better than in previous years and says: For many years, after Kabul, Mazar-e-Sharif was the second most polluted city in the country. It is improving and is ranked as the tenth most polluted city in the country.

Following a number of citizens' complaints about air pollution in the capital, the National Environmental Protection Department says that the use of smoky fuels, high prices of petroleum products, smoky vehicles and lack of sufficient electricity have caused an increase in air pollution in the capital. But they force high-rise buildings to use purifiers ...

Some residents in capital Kabul have demanded relevant authorities the resolution of vendors marketing loudspeakers that actively contribute in the air pollution and caused mental stress for people.

The Kabul Municipality has called on factory owners to use air filters to help fight the high levels of air pollution in the city.

Yousuf fled with his family from his home in eastern Afghanistan eight years ago to escape the war, but he couldn’t escape tragedy. In the capital, Kabul, five of his children died, not from violence or bombings, but from air pollution, worsened by bitter cold and poverty.

About 1 million species of plants and animals are at risk of extinction with human activity contributing to the threats to nature, according to a UN report Monday.

Kabul City is surrounded by a thickening blanket of smog that covers the city, making the sky less visible and the air less breathable.

The health and environment protection commission of the Wolesi Jirga (the Lower House of Parliament) on Sunday summoned officials from the Ministry of Public Health and the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) over Kabul air pollution.