Widespread fire in the forests of Haska Mina in Nangarhar; efforts to contain it continue
Local sources report a widespread fire in the forests of Haska Mina district of Nangarhar province. According to these sources, the fire started late Thursday night and has not been contained yet.
Witnesses say that local residents are trying to spontaneously extinguish the fire, but have not been able to control it so far.
The exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage caused by it are still unknown, and local Taliban officials have not yet reacted.
This incident occurred while in recent months, the forests of Kunar and Nuristan provinces have also been hit by fires several times, and dozens of hectares of natural forests in these areas have been destroyed.
