Of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, 20 were affected by the heavy rains, including the capital Kabul. The rainy season followed an unusually dry winter season which can often make flooding worse.

Officials say a nearly week-long closure of a key crossing on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has disrupted bilateral trade and the movement of people.

Herat, Afghanistan “We've seen levels of food insecurity… In August 2021, there was this massive deterioration in food security, just rapid levels of hunger that rose. And in that winter, we saw the ...