INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Abdul Salam Hanafi said Wednesday that over the last four decades, the use of various
weapons in Afghanistan has destroyed the environment, and the countries that produce the most greenhouse gasses should cooperate with
affected countries.Marking World Environment Day in Kabul, Hanafi said that climate change has destroyed half of Afghanistan&s forests and
water has not been managed in the country.&Today, the environment has been endangered and destroyed more than ever due to the profiteering
of the world&s industrial powers
The increasing pollution of soil, water, air and sound has threatened the environment and caused irreparable damage to it,& said
Hanafi.However, he added that the Islamic Emirate has undertaken large and national programs to prevent desertification, resilience against
drought, and land restoration.Meanwhile, UN envoy Roza Otunbayeva also warned that Afghanistan&s beautiful and unique environment is under
threat.She called for urgent adaptation, better resource management and ecosystem restoration to halt climate-related floods, drought, and
desertification.Otunbayeva emphasized that the country is severely affected by climate change and environmental degradation.
Referring to
recent floods in Afghanistan, she highlighted that at least 20,000 homes were destroyed
In response to the floods, the United Nations provided food supplies to 10,000 people and shelter to another 2,500, she said.Otunbayeva also
pointed out that decades of war have inflicted significant damage on Afghanistan&s environment
She stressed the importance of collective efforts to preserve the country&s natural beauty.&Afghanistan has a beautiful environment, and we
must strive to protect it,& she concluded.The post Environment is being destroyed due to the world&s profiteering: Hanafi first appeared on
