Younger Man Drowns Whereas Swimming in Jap Afghanistan – KabulNow

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Taliban’s police command in Laghman says {that a} younger man drowned whereas swimming in Alingar district of the province in jap Afghanistan.

Mohammad Younus Yousafzai, spokesperson for the Taliban’s police command in Laghman, stated the incident occurred at round 4:30 p.m. yesterday (Saturday, July 4) within the Barkhan Baba space of Alingar district.

He added that the sufferer was recognized as Abdul Rahim, 28, and that his physique was recovered from the water by native residents and handed over to his household.

According to Mr. Yousafzai, the younger man had gone to the Barkhan Baba space with a lot of his mates for recreation when he drowned whereas swimming.

Since the start of the present photo voltaic yr, a number of instances of individuals drowning and dropping their lives whereas swimming have been reported.

The newest drowning comes amid a broader sample of water-related fatalities throughout Afghanistan. According to the Taliban-run National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), no less than 75 individuals died and three others had been injured in drowning incidents between March 21 and June 5, 2026. The fatalities included 41 kids, seven girls, and 27 males, indicating that, on common, practically one individual misplaced their life to drowning day by day throughout the reporting interval.

The recurring incidents have drawn consideration to the shortage of water security measures throughout the nation. Carelessness, mixed with the absence of important rescue gear and emergency response services close to rivers, reservoirs, and different leisure water websites, is taken into account among the many essential elements contributing to those fatalities.

Children proceed to account for almost all of drowning victims. According to the NDMA statistics, greater than half of those that misplaced their lives throughout the reporting interval had been kids, highlighting the dangers confronted by younger individuals in areas the place rivers, canals and reservoirs are simply accessible and infrequently lack protecting limitations or warning indicators.

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