Severe weather has affected large portions of Southwestern Asia in recent days with the impacts reported in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Oman, the UAE, and elsewhere across the region, says Aon in its "Weekly Cat Report" for the week ended 19 April 2024.
Since 27 February, parts of southwestern Asia, including Pakistan, south-eastern Iran and Afghanistan, have experienced heavy precipitation that resulted in casualties and material damage, according to Aon in the 8 March edition of its "Weekly Cat Report".
The Taliban, which resumed control of Afghanistan in August 2021, has suspended the operations of insurance companies in the country.