Overall Orange Drought for Middle East, Central Asia-2024
in Afghanistan, China, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 3 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1017535
Name: Middle East, Central Asia-2024
Glide number: DR-2024-000232-EGY
Countries: Afghanistan, China, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan
Start Date: End of Oct 2024
Duration: 72 days (at 10 Jan 2025)
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 211830 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Latest media headlines

MIL-OSI Russian Economy News: Nearly 23 million Afghans will need huma.. 2/17/2026 9:44:00 AM.

Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News. Kabul, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — Some 22.9 m
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Nearly 23 mln Afghans in need of humanitarian aid in 2025: UNICEF 2/16/2026 9:00:00 AM.

KABUL, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Around 22.9 million people in Afghanistan, including approximately 12 million children, nearly half of the population, have required humanitarian assistance over the past year, the United Nations Children''s Fund
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Nearly 23 mln Afghans in need of humanitarian aid in 2025: UNICEF 2/16/2026 9:00:00 AM.

KABUL, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Around 22.9 million people in Afghanistan, including approximately 12 million children, nearly half of the population, have required humanitarian assistance over the past year, the United Nations Children''s Fund
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Nearly 23 mln Afghans in need of humanitarian aid in 2025: UNICEF 2/16/2026 7:55:00 AM.

KABUL, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Around 22.9 million people in Afghanistan, including approximately 12 million children, nearly half of the population, have required humanitarian assistance over the past year, the United Nations Children''s Fund
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Analytical report

12/Nov/2025 09:49 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Analytical report

14/May/2025 07:09 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),