AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoFlood Disaster: Heavy rains and flooding across northeastern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan have killed at least 82 people this week, with Afghanistan’s Nuristan hit hardest as homes, hotels and farmland were swept away and rescue teams struggle to reach trapped families. Afghanistan Flood Update: UN OCHA reports at least 26 killed and 24 injured in eastern Afghanistan floods, including Parun city in Nuristan where a water supply network was damaged, leaving about 1,000 families without safe drinking water, while searches continue for missing people. Climate & Risk Lens: The repeated flash-flood toll in Afghanistan’s east is a stark reminder of how monsoon extremes and fragile local infrastructure can turn weather into a governance and survival crisis. Public Health Pressure: A new Nature report says polio eradication is at a crossroads as missed targets, funding cuts, conflict and vaccine hesitancy force a rethink of the strategy—especially relevant for Afghanistan and Pakistan where the virus still circulates. Regional Security Talk: India’s EAM Jaishankar told the ARF that there must be “zero tolerance” for terrorism and urged cutting off terror financing, while also highlighting disaster-relief cooperation.
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