FAO Restores Thousands of Meters of Irrigation Canals After Earthquake in Eastern Afghanistan
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announced that following last year’s earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, it has cleared and rehabilitated over 33,000 meters of irrigation canals and provided emergency assistance to affected families. According to the organization, around 500,000 people in the provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, and Laghman required urgent aid after the natural disaster.
On Sunday, May 31, FAO reported that its teams were deployed immediately to the affected areas after the earthquake. These teams collected the carcasses of more than 5,000 dead animals to prevent the spread of diseases and health threats.
The report states that alongside managing livestock losses, 33,204 meters of irrigation canals that had been blocked or damaged by the earthquake were cleaned and put back into operation. This action was deemed critical for restoring agricultural activities of local residents.
Additionally, emergency packages were distributed to families whose animal feed stocks were destroyed or depleted in the weeks following the earthquake. FAO noted that each of 1,600 families in the affected areas received 200 kilograms of compressed animal feed.
An earthquake measuring six on the Richter scale struck parts of eastern Afghanistan on August 30, 2025, causing extensive human and financial damage. The disaster posed serious challenges to the lives of thousands of residents in these regions.
