Afghanistan's air pollution problem
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Doctor Azim Samim examines an x-ray scan of the chest of a patient suffering from pneumonia at a hospital in the capital Kabul

Doctor Azim Samim examines an x-ray scan of the chest of a patient suffering from pneumonia at a hospital in the capital Kabul, Afghanistan, February 3, 2020. “A lot of patients are admitted because of respiratory problems that are linked to the high levels of pollution in the city. We have many patients that are hospitalised with lung diseases, infections, bronchial asthma, pneumonia, allergies”, he explains. For several months per year, especially in the winter time, Kabul gets blanketed by a toxic haze of particulate matter. Small and often invisible toxic particles that threaten the health of its six million residents.

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Doctor Azim Samim examines an x-ray scan of the chest of a patient suffering from pneumonia at a hospital in the capital Kabul, Afghanistan, February 3, 2020. “A lot of patients are admitted because of respiratory problems that are linked to the high levels of pollution in the city. We have many patients that are hospitalised with lung diseases, infections, bronchial asthma, pneumonia, allergies”, he explains. For several months per year, especially in the winter time, Kabul gets blanketed by a toxic haze of particulate matter. Small and often invisible toxic particles that threaten the health of its six million residents.