Afghanistan: We Survived War in Afghanistan – but Kabul's Pollution Could Kill Us

Dec 16, 2019 | Stefanie Glinski, Telegraph
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Between November and March, Afghanistan’s capital is wrapped in a thick blanket of choking smog. As temperatures drop in high altitude Kabul, sitting at almost 1,800 metres in the Hindu Kush mountains, its 6 million residents need to keep warm – but gasp for fresh air as a result. Each winter, Kabul rises to the top of the list of the world’s most polluted cities, often surpassing India’s capital Delhi and China’s Beijing.