Intra-seasonal Variation of Rainfall and Climate Characteristics in Kabul River Basin
In Afghanistan, spring and summertime flash floods result in 54.3% of all natural disasters with an average annual economic loss of US$92.17 million between 1990 and 2014.Knowledge of climate and rainfall periodicity are urgently needed for urban and rural land use and infrastructure planning, and their flood protection.In this study, the Thornthwa