{"id":11153,"date":"2026-08-28T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T09:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/news\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T07:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T02:32:31","slug":"local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/","title":{"rendered":"Kunar and Nuristan Residents Sound Alarm Over Illegal Logging Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Residents of Kunar and Nuristan have expressed deep concern over the illegal logging activities in their regions, emphasizing that these actions threaten both the local community and the environment. They are urging for immediate measures to protect the forests.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Concerns Over Deforestation in Kunar and Nuristan<\/h2>\n

Several residents from the provinces of Kunar and Nuristan have raised alarms regarding illegal logging, stating that this activity jeopardizes the livelihoods of local people. An anonymous resident from Nuristan reported, “Unfortunately, in certain areas, trees are being cut down indiscriminately, and the timber trade is thriving.”<\/p>\n

This individual also noted that while Nuristan’s forests are considered valuable natural resources, recent years have seen significant damage due to unregulated tree cutting. They highlighted, “Nuristan is beautiful because of these forests, but now natural pests and wildfires are causing harm, and indiscriminate logging continues.”<\/p>\n

Similar Situation in Kunar<\/h2>\n

The concerns about deforestation are not limited to Nuristan; residents near Kunar’s forests have voiced similar complaints. One local lamented that despite a ban on cutting down poplar and oak trees, there has been an increase in the logging of fruit-bearing trees like mulberries and walnuts.<\/p>\n

They warned, “If this logging continues unchecked, we will soon lose access to fruits and the environmental benefits these trees provide.”<\/p>\n

Government Measures and Environmental Experts<\/h2>\n

Taliban officials have stated that they have deployed a unit referred to as the ‘Green Team’ to prevent illegal logging. Meanwhile, environmental experts believe urgent and systematic actions are crucial for forest protection. Ahmad Javid Noor, an environmental expert, told Radio Free Europe, “If serious measures are not taken, the natural ecosystems of these areas will face even greater damage.”<\/p>\n

He further cautioned that rampant deforestation could lead to soil erosion, increased flooding, and climate change. The concerns regarding the decline in forest cover and illegal timber trade highlight a serious crisis in Afghanistan’s natural resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Residents of Kunar and Nuristan are raising urgent concerns about illegal logging activities that endanger local livelihoods and the environment. With reports of indiscriminate tree cutting and a booming timber trade, community members are calling for immediate action to protect their precious forests. Environmental experts warn that unchecked deforestation could lead to devastating ecological consequences, including soil erosion and climate change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_mat_hreflang_tags":{"fa-AF":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/social\/%d8%ae%d8%b7%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%82%d8%b7%d8%b9-%d8%a8%db%8c-%d8%b1%d9%88%db%8c%d9%87-%d8%ac%d9%86%da%af%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%aa-%da%a9%d9%86%d8%b1-%d9%86%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%a7%d9%86.html\/","x-default":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/social\/%d8%ae%d8%b7%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%82%d8%b7%d8%b9-%d8%a8%db%8c-%d8%b1%d9%88%db%8c%d9%87-%d8%ac%d9%86%da%af%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%aa-%da%a9%d9%86%d8%b1-%d9%86%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%a7%d9%86.html\/","en":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/","ps":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/ps\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/","ar":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/ar\/news\/afghanistan\/%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%aa%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%8a\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/","ur":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/ur\/afghanistan\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/"},"addvideo":"","video_duration":"","farsit":"\u062e\u0637\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0642\u0637\u0639 \u0628\u06cc\u200c\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0647 \u062c\u0646\u06af\u0644\u0627\u062a \u0628\u0631 \u0627\u06a9\u0648\u0633\u06cc\u0633\u062a\u0645 \u06a9\u0646\u0631 \u0648 \u0646\u0648\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646","target":"0","top_stories":"0","top":"0"},"categories":[9],"tags":[3670,3669,1254,1024,1126],"class_list":["post-11153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social","tag-environmental-experts","tag-illegal-logging","tag-kunar","tag-nuristan","tag-taliban-officials"],"acf":{"myctype":"","target":false,"top_stories":false,"top":false,"farsit":"\u062e\u0637\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0642\u0637\u0639 \u0628\u06cc\u200c\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0647 \u062c\u0646\u06af\u0644\u0627\u062a \u0628\u0631 \u0627\u06a9\u0648\u0633\u06cc\u0633\u062a\u0645 \u06a9\u0646\u0631 \u0648 \u0646\u0648\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646"},"yoast_head":"\nKunar and Nuristan Residents Sound Alarm Over Illegal Logging Threats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Residents of Kunar and Nuristan have expressed deep concern over the illegal deforestation in their regions, emphasizing that this issue threatens both their livelihoods and the environment.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kunar and Nuristan Residents Sound Alarm Over Illegal Logging Threats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Residents of Kunar and Nuristan have expressed deep concern over the illegal deforestation in their regions, emphasizing that this issue threatens both their livelihoods and the environment.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ariana News Agency\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-28T09:30:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-01T02:32:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/afghanistan\\\/social\\\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/afghanistan\\\/social\\\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c1bb4dc3ad3a31bd521cf4dbf362d1e4\"},\"headline\":\"Kunar and Nuristan Residents Sound Alarm Over Illegal Logging Threats\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-28T09:30:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-01T02:32:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/afghanistan\\\/social\\\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":324,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/afghanistan\\\/social\\\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"keywords\":[\"environmental experts\",\"illegal logging\",\"Kunar\",\"Nuristan\",\"Taliban officials\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Social\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/afghanistan\\\/social\\\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/afghanistan\\\/social\\\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kunar and Nuristan Residents Sound Alarm Over Illegal Logging Threats\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/afghanistan\\\/social\\\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/afghanistan\\\/social\\\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-28T09:30:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-01T02:32:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c1bb4dc3ad3a31bd521cf4dbf362d1e4\"},\"description\":\"Residents of Kunar and Nuristan have expressed deep concern over the illegal deforestation in their regions, emphasizing that this issue threatens both their livelihoods and the environment.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/afghanistan\\\/social\\\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/afghanistan\\\/social\\\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/afghanistan\\\/social\\\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"A forest in autumn with tall trees and ground covered in dry leaves and sunlight.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/afghanistan\\\/social\\\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Kunar and Nuristan Residents Sound Alarm Over Illegal Logging Threats\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ariana News Agency\",\"description\":\"Afghanistan News - Breaking News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ariananews.co\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c1bb4dc3ad3a31bd521cf4dbf362d1e4\",\"name\":\"Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ad725df131a282208668d643884a72a5a4096a91f38504d306c9ac7785261fb0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ad725df131a282208668d643884a72a5a4096a91f38504d306c9ac7785261fb0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ad725df131a282208668d643884a72a5a4096a91f38504d306c9ac7785261fb0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Admin\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kunar and Nuristan Residents Sound Alarm Over Illegal Logging Threats","description":"Residents of Kunar and Nuristan have expressed deep concern over the illegal deforestation in their regions, emphasizing that this issue threatens both their livelihoods and the environment.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kunar and Nuristan Residents Sound Alarm Over Illegal Logging Threats","og_description":"Residents of Kunar and Nuristan have expressed deep concern over the illegal deforestation in their regions, emphasizing that this issue threatens both their livelihoods and the environment.","og_url":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/","og_site_name":"Ariana News Agency","article_published_time":"2026-08-28T09:30:27+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-01T02:32:31+00:00","author":"Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/"},"author":{"name":"Admin","@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c1bb4dc3ad3a31bd521cf4dbf362d1e4"},"headline":"Kunar and Nuristan Residents Sound Alarm Over Illegal Logging Threats","datePublished":"2026-08-28T09:30:27+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-01T02:32:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/"},"wordCount":324,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","keywords":["environmental experts","illegal logging","Kunar","Nuristan","Taliban officials"],"articleSection":["Social"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/","url":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/","name":"Kunar and Nuristan Residents Sound Alarm Over Illegal Logging Threats","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2026-08-28T09:30:27+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-01T02:32:31+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c1bb4dc3ad3a31bd521cf4dbf362d1e4"},"description":"Residents of Kunar and Nuristan have expressed deep concern over the illegal deforestation in their regions, emphasizing that this issue threatens both their livelihoods and the environment.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":"","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"A forest in autumn with tall trees and ground covered in dry leaves and sunlight."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/afghanistan\/social\/local-communities-in-kunar-and-nuristan-raise-alarm-over-illegal-deforestation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kunar and Nuristan Residents Sound Alarm Over Illegal Logging Threats"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/","name":"Ariana News Agency","description":"Afghanistan News - Breaking News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c1bb4dc3ad3a31bd521cf4dbf362d1e4","name":"Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad725df131a282208668d643884a72a5a4096a91f38504d306c9ac7785261fb0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad725df131a282208668d643884a72a5a4096a91f38504d306c9ac7785261fb0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad725df131a282208668d643884a72a5a4096a91f38504d306c9ac7785261fb0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Admin"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/sar0odfo-0d5s8fw-api0\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/sar0odfo-0d5s8fw-api0\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/sar0odfo-0d5s8fw-api0\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/sar0odfo-0d5s8fw-api0\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/sar0odfo-0d5s8fw-api0\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11153"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/sar0odfo-0d5s8fw-api0\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12692,"href":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/sar0odfo-0d5s8fw-api0\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11153\/revisions\/12692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/sar0odfo-0d5s8fw-api0\/wp\/v2\/media\/11154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/sar0odfo-0d5s8fw-api0\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/sar0odfo-0d5s8fw-api0\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/sar0odfo-0d5s8fw-api0\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}