Afghanistan's Taliban rulers plead for aid after the country's deadliest earthquake in two decades
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers plead for aid after the country's deadliest earthquake in two decades

ABC  

Aid agencies have rushed assistance to eastern areas of Afghanistan after a powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the country early on Wednesday, killing more than 1,000 people. Key points: The Taliban's supreme leader has pleaded with the international community "to spare no effort" It was Afghanistan's worst earthquake in two decades, with fears the death toll could rise Centred in Paktika province, south-west of the city of Khost, the quake struck at 2:24am, local time The disaster posed a new test for Afghanistan's Taliban rulers and relief agencies already struggling with the country's multiple humanitarian crises. Rescuers rushed in by helicopter, but the relief effort may be hindered by the exodus of many international aid agencies from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover last August. "The fear is that the victims will increase further, also because many people could be trapped under collapsed buildings," said Afghanistan country director for the Italian medical aid group Emergency, Stefano Sozza. Obtaining more direct international help may be more difficult because many countries, including the US, funnel humanitarian aid to Afghanistan through the UN and other such organisations to avoid putting money in the Taliban's hands.

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Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake

Hindustan Times  

KABUL, Afghanistan — People had just seconds to flee their homes when the terrifying sound of earth cracking open reverberated across western Afghanistan's Herat province. Survivors grapple with aid cuts and the Taliban a year after massive Afghan earthquake Nobody knows for sure how many people died in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Oct. 7, 2023, or in the strong …

Hundreds killed as storms lash Pakistan and Afghanistan
8 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds killed as storms lash Pakistan and Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Authorities have called on emergency services to remain on high alert, with more severe weather on the way. At least 50 people have died in Pakistan in storms that have been lashing the country, officials said on Tuesday, as they urged emergency services to remain on high alert. A spokesman for the provincial disaster management authority said 21 people had …

More than $400 million needed for western Afghanistan to recover from October earthquake, UN says
10 months ago

More than $400 million needed for western Afghanistan to recover from October earthquake, UN says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — More than $400 million is needed for western Afghanistan to recover and rebuild after a devastating earthquake last October that killed around 2,000 people, the United Nations said Wednesday. In a new U.N. report, released together with the World Bank, the European Union and the Asian Development Bank, estimated there is “an urgent need for $402.9 million to …

World Food Program appeals for $19 million to provide emergency food in quake-hit Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

World Food Program appeals for $19 million to provide emergency food in quake-hit Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The United Nations’ World Food Program on Wednesday appealed for $19 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by a series of devastating earthquakes and aftershocks that has rocked western Afghanistan. Ana Maria Salhuana, deputy country director of the World Food Program in Afghanistan, said it was helping survivors but it urgently needed …

Magnitude 6.3 quake kills one, wounds dozens in Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

Magnitude 6.3 quake kills one, wounds dozens in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one and injuring dozens more in the same region where more than 1,000 people died in tremors last week A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Sunday, killing one and injuring dozens more in the same region where more than 1,000 people died in tremors last week. Residents in …

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
1 year, 2 months ago

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region

The Hindu  

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on October 15, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region. The U.S. Geological Survey said the latest quake's epicentre was about 34 kilometres outside Herat, the provincial capital, and eight kilometers below the surface. The earthquakes on October …

Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
1 year, 2 months ago

Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region

LA Times  

An Afghan woman with her children walk amid debris after a powerful earthquake in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. A powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same province. The U.S. Geological Survey said the …

Afghanistan: More homes destroyed as another earthquake strikes Herat province
1 year, 2 months ago

Afghanistan: More homes destroyed as another earthquake strikes Herat province

Firstpost  

The Taliban-run administration reported that more than 2,000 people were injured and at least 2,400 people died in Saturday’s tremors, making them one of the deadliest in the globe so far this year Following a series of devastating quakes on Saturday, authorities were forced to redeploy relief and rescue workers already on the ground after a major earthquake shook Afghanistan’s …

Death toll revised to 1000 in Afghanistan earthquake
1 year, 2 months ago

Death toll revised to 1000 in Afghanistan earthquake

Firstpost  

Public Health Minister Qalandar Ebad on Wednesday lowered the toll to around 1,000, attributing the confusion to the remoteness of the area and double reporting by agencies involved in the rescue effort Afghan authorities on Wednesday significantly lowered the death toll from a series of quakes that struck western Herat at the weekend to around 1,000. The Taliban government had …

EU, UN, several countries collect funds to aid earthquake-striken Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

EU, UN, several countries collect funds to aid earthquake-striken Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Currently, the main needs are for emergency shelter, medical relief items, and access to safe drinking water and sanitation in an area that has been recently affected by droughts, it said Just a few days after one of the world’s deadliest earthquakes, which killed over 2,400 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the region, another powerful quake shook western …

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits western Afghanistan, no immediate reports of casualties
1 year, 2 months ago

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits western Afghanistan, no immediate reports of casualties

Firstpost  

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Wednesday, hitting an area where more than 2,000 people were killed after a series of similar tremors on the weekend A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Wednesday, hitting an area where more than 2,000 people were killed after a series of similar tremors on the weekend. “We can’t give exact …

Earthquake in Afghanistan: Magnitude 6.3 strikes northwestern Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

Earthquake in Afghanistan: Magnitude 6.3 strikes northwestern Afghanistan

The Hindu  

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck northwestern Afghanistan on October 11, the German Research Center for Geosciences said, claiming at least one life and causing panic among residents already traumatised by a series of tremors that killed around 2,000 people at the weekend. Wednesday’s quake has injured at least 80 people and a landslide has blocked the main Herat-Torghondi highway, …

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Afghanistan days after powerful tremors killed thousands
1 year, 2 months ago

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Afghanistan days after powerful tremors killed thousands

India TV News  

Afghanistan was hit by another powerful earthquake on Wednesday, compounding the nation's woes just days after a devastating tremor claimed the lives of thousands. Afghanistan faced a devastating earthquake on Saturday, with the death toll reported to be at least 2,000, according to a statement by a Taliban government spokesperson. The earthquake was followed by a series of powerful aftershocks, …

Taliban Officials Visit Villages Struck By Earthquake That Killed At Least 2,000 People
1 year, 2 months ago

Taliban Officials Visit Villages Struck By Earthquake That Killed At Least 2,000 People

Huff Post  

Afghan men search for victims after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, on Oct. 8, 2023. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi ISLAMABAD — A senior Taliban delegation was visiting western Afghanistan’s Herat province on Monday in the aftermath of the …

Grief-stricken Afghans reeling after quake that killed or injured an estimated 4,000
1 year, 2 months ago

Grief-stricken Afghans reeling after quake that killed or injured an estimated 4,000

LA Times  

Afghan people carry the body of a relative killed in an earthquake to a burial site in Zenda Jan district in Herat province on Oct. 8, 2023. The Taliban-appointed deputy prime minister for economic affairs, Abdul Ghani Baradar, and his team visited the quake-affected region Monday to deliver “immediate relief assistance” and ensure “equitable and accurate distribution of aid,” authorities …

Death toll from earthquakes in Afghanistan rises to 2,053, Taliban says
1 year, 2 months ago

Death toll from earthquakes in Afghanistan rises to 2,053, Taliban says

Firstpost  

Janan Sayeeq, spokesman for the Ministry of Disasters, said 2,053 people were killed, 9,240 injured and 1,320 houses damaged or destroyed. The death toll spiked from 500 reported earlier on Sunday by the Red Crescent More than 2,000 people were killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan and more than 9,000 injured, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors …

Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000
1 year, 2 months ago

Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000

The Hindu  

Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000, says Taliban spokesman. A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country's national disaster authority said. “Partners and local authorities anticipate the number of casualties to increase as search and rescue efforts continue amid reports that some people …

Afghanistan: Powerful earthquake, aftershocks kills over 2000 people
1 year, 2 months ago

Afghanistan: Powerful earthquake, aftershocks kills over 2000 people

Live Mint  

A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks has killed about hundreds of people in the western Afghanistan, the country's national disaster authority said as reported by Associated Press. More than 2,000 people have been killed while more than 9,000 have been injured, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone mountainous country in …

Over 2,000 dead in Afghanistan earthquake, houses flattened, Taliban seek help
1 year, 2 months ago

Over 2,000 dead in Afghanistan earthquake, houses flattened, Taliban seek help

India Today  

The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rose to 2,000, said a Taliban spokesperson on Sunday, in one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades. A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country’s national disaster authority said. “Partners and local authorities …

Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed 2,000 in Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed 2,000 in Afghanistan

LA Times  

Afghan men search for victims after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province of western Afghanistan on Sunday. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. But there were others who couldn’t stop crying and shouting,” photographer Omid Haqjoo, who visited four villages Sunday, said by phone from Afghanistan’s fourth …

Powerful earthquake kills more than 100 people in western Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

Powerful earthquake kills more than 100 people in western Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

The death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continue after the magnitude 6.3 earthquake. A powerful earthquake followed by strong aftershocks has killed more than 100 people in western Afghanistan, local officials said, as the United Nations warned that the death toll could rise as search and rescue efforts continue. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck 40km …

Powerful earthquakes kill 2,053 people in Afghanistan. Here is what to know
1 year, 2 months ago

Powerful earthquakes kill 2,053 people in Afghanistan. Here is what to know

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say 9,240 people are injured and 1,320 houses damaged or destroyed. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake followed by three strong aftershocks hit western Afghanistan on Saturday. The main earthquake hit about 40km northwest of Herat, capital of Herat province, the United States Geological Survey said. Janan Sayeeq, spokesman for the Ministry of Disasters, said 2,053 people were killed, 9,240 injured, …

People in quake-hit Afghanistan use shovels, bare hands to pull out victims
1 year, 2 months ago

People in quake-hit Afghanistan use shovels, bare hands to pull out victims

Al Jazeera  

More than 2,000 people are dead as search continues for those trapped under debris after magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits the impoverished nation. If we don’t urgently receive advanced and trained rescue teams in the area soon, we will see an increase in the loss of lives that could have been avoided,” Sabir, a rescue worker in western Afghanistan’s Herat province, …

Powerful Earthquake And Aftershocks Kill Thousands And Injure Many More In Western Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

Powerful Earthquake And Aftershocks Kill Thousands And Injure Many More In Western Afghanistan

Huff Post  

People gather on the streets in Herat on October 7, 2023. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit western Afghanistan October 7 morning, the United States Geological Survey said, followed by four large aftershocks with epicentres close to the region's largest city. A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country’s national …

6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Western Afghanistan, Where Earlier Quake Killed Over 2,000
1 year, 2 months ago

6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Western Afghanistan, Where Earlier Quake Killed Over 2,000

The Diplomat  

Villagers are distraught over the loss of their homes and livestock, often their only possessions, and worry about the coming harsh winter months. Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier one killed more than 2,000 people and flattened whole villages in Herat province in what was one of the most destructive quakes in the country’s …

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in humanitarian aid from the international community this year for nearly 24 million people in need, the U.N.'s humanitarian affairs agency said. Afghanistan is facing its third consecutive year of drought, its second year of severe economic hardship and the continued consequences of decades of war and natural disasters, the U.N. Office for the …

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in …

Natural disasters in Afghanistan leave 1,000 dead, over 2,000 injured
1 year, 9 months ago

Natural disasters in Afghanistan leave 1,000 dead, over 2,000 injured

Firstpost  

Kabul: Natural disasters in Afghanistan have left over 1,000 people dead, and over 2,000 others injured, according to a Taliban-led Disaster Management Ministry official, Khaama Press reported. Disasters caused by natural hazards have since 1980 affected nine million people and caused over 20,000 fatalities in the country, the report stated, Khaama Press reported.“Natural disasters have left over 1,000 people dead, …

Aid Groups Stop Work In Afghanistan After Taliban Bar Women Workers
1 year, 11 months ago

Aid Groups Stop Work In Afghanistan After Taliban Bar Women Workers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KABUL, Afghanistan — Four major international aid groups on Sunday suspended their operations in Afghanistan following a decision by the country’s Taliban rulers to ban women from working at non-governmental organizations. “We have complied with all cultural norms and we simply can’t work without our dedicated female staff, who are essential for us to access women who …

Photos: Deadly Afghanistan floods another challenge for Taliban
2 years, 4 months ago

Photos: Deadly Afghanistan floods another challenge for Taliban

Al Jazeera  

At least 20 people have been killed in flash floods in central Afghanistan, a disaster management official said, with heavy rain destroying thousands of homes and damaging agricultural land. “Twenty are dead, 35 have been injured due to flooding in Logar province,” Mohammad Nassim Haqqani, the spokesman for Afghanistan’s disaster management authority, said on Monday. “We ask the international community, …

Deadly Earthquake Devastates Afghans Already Reeling From Poverty
2 years, 5 months ago

Deadly Earthquake Devastates Afghans Already Reeling From Poverty

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING GAYAN, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s deadly earthquake this week struck one of the poorest corners of a country that has been hollowed out by increasing poverty. Overstretched aid agencies said the disaster underscored the need for the international community to rethink its financial cut-off of Afghanistan since Taliban insurgents seized the country 10 months ago. “We are basically …

Taliban call for unfreezing of bank funds after deadly earthquake
2 years, 6 months ago

Taliban call for unfreezing of bank funds after deadly earthquake

Al Jazeera  

Aid groups said that, in the past, Taliban authorities tried to divert aid to areas and people that supported their views. Afghanistan’s Taliban administration has called on international governments to roll back sanctions and lift a freeze on the country’s central bank assets as the country deals with the aftermath of an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people and …

Afghanistan earthquake: India stands in solidarity with the country's people, says MEA
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan earthquake: India stands in solidarity with the country's people, says MEA

Firstpost  

India, as first responder, has dispatched 27 tons of emergency relief assistance in two flights for the people of Afghanistan. They consists of essential items, including tents, sleeping bags, blankets and sleeping mats, said MEA New Delhi: A day after sending relief material to earthquake-hit Afghanistan, India on Friday said it stands in solidarity with the Afghan people and remains …

Death toll from Afghanistan's earthquake rises to 1,150 people
2 years, 6 months ago

Death toll from Afghanistan's earthquake rises to 1,150 people

The Hindu  

The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan continued to climb days after it turned the brick and stone homes into rubble, killing 1,150 people and wounding scores more, according to the latest figures carried in state media on June 24. Aid organisations such as the local Red Crescent and World Food Program have stepped in to assist the …

Afghanistan earthquake update: Death toll mounts to 1,150
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan earthquake update: Death toll mounts to 1,150

India TV News  

Highlights The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan continued to climb The country of 38 million people was already in the midst of a spiraling economic crisis The magnitude 6 quake has left thousands without shelter in Afghanistan Afghanistan earthquake news updates : The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan continued to climb days after it …

India, Pakistan send help to Afghanistan after deadly earthquake
2 years, 6 months ago

India, Pakistan send help to Afghanistan after deadly earthquake

Al Jazeera  

The two South Asian nations offer humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, where a powerful earthquake has killed more than 1,000 people. India and Pakistan have sent humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan where a powerful earthquake has killed more than 1,000 people. India’s foreign ministry on Thursday said it had sent 27 tonnes of supplies on two flights to be handed over to …

Afghan earthquake survivors lack food, shelter as aid trickles in
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghan earthquake survivors lack food, shelter as aid trickles in

Al Jazeera  

The earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and destroyed or damaged about 10,000 homes in Afghanistan’s remote eastern provinces. Wednesday’s magnitude 5.9 earthquake in the rugged eastern provinces – which killed at least 1,000 people and destroyed or damaged about 10,000 houses – has downed mobile phone towers and power lines while triggering rock and mudslides which blocked mountain roads. …

DC Edit | Quake adds to Afghan woes
2 years, 6 months ago

DC Edit | Quake adds to Afghan woes

Deccan Chronicle  

The guns of resistance to Western interference in Afghanistan may have stopped firing even as the odd bombing by IS terrorists spelt trouble for a country from which the US and Nato withdrew their soldiers barely a year ago. An average annual toll of 560 deaths a year from tremors does, however, pale when compared to the devastation in the …

Afghans bury dead, dig by hand for survivors after earthquake kills 1,000
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghans bury dead, dig by hand for survivors after earthquake kills 1,000

The Hindu  

Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that killed at least 1,000 people. Rescuers rushed in by helicopter, but the relief effort could be hindered by the exodus of many international aid agencies from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover …

Survivors Dig Through Villages After Afghanistan Quake Kills More Than 1,000
2 years, 6 months ago

Survivors Dig Through Villages After Afghanistan Quake Kills More Than 1,000

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING GAYAN, Afghanistan — Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that killed at least 1,000 people. In a rare move, the Taliban’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzadah, pleaded for help from the world Wednesday — but a …

At least 1,000 killed in Afghanistan quake, with fear toll will rise
2 years, 6 months ago

At least 1,000 killed in Afghanistan quake, with fear toll will rise

Deccan Chronicle  

SHARAN, Afghanistan: Desperate rescuers battled against the clock Thursday under pouring rain to pull survivors from the rubble after a powerful quake struck a mountainous border region of Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000 people. "People are digging grave after grave," said Mohammad Amin Huzaifa, head of the Information and Culture Department in hard-hit Paktika, adding that at least 1,000 people …

Photos: Afghan authorities scramble to reach earthquake zone
2 years, 6 months ago

Photos: Afghan authorities scramble to reach earthquake zone

Al Jazeera  

Afghan authorities struggled on Thursday to reach a remote area hit by an earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people but poor communications and a lack of proper roads hampered their efforts, officials have said. The magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck early on Wednesday about 160km southeast of Kabul, in arid mountains dotted with small settlements near the border with Pakistan. …

Afghanistan earthquake survivors dig by hand as aid is delayed
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan earthquake survivors dig by hand as aid is delayed

Al Jazeera  

At least 1,000 people killed by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in remote, landslide-prone regions of eastern Afghanistan. Authorities in Afghanistan are struggling to reach a remote area hit by an earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people as poor communications and a lack of proper roads hampered their efforts, officials said. “We can’t reach the area, the networks are too …

Australia's Afghan community, devastated by deadly earthquake, mobilises to raise funds
2 years, 6 months ago

Australia's Afghan community, devastated by deadly earthquake, mobilises to raise funds

ABC  

Afghans have described "doomsday" scenes in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake that claimed 1,000 lives in the war-ravaged country. Key points: The magnitude-6.1 earthquake has devastated the Afghan diaspora Afghanistan's ambassador in Australia says deaths could reach 2,500 Australians are crowdfunding to help victims in the Taliban-controlled country Rescuers are digging through rubble with their hands, and the ripple …

Taliban say Afghanistan earthquake rescue efforts almost complete
2 years, 6 months ago

Taliban say Afghanistan earthquake rescue efforts almost complete

Al Jazeera  

Health ministry says aid has begun to arrive to the area affected by the earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people. Aid has started to arrive in a remote part of Afghanistan where an earthquake killed at least 1,000 people, as Taliban officials said the rescue operation was almost complete. — Abdul Qahar Balkhi June 23, 2022 “We call on …

Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades

Associated Press  

GAYAN, Afghanistan — A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, flattening stone and mud-brick homes and killing at least 1,000 people. In a rare move, the Taliban’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzadah, who almost never appears in public, pleaded with the international community and humanitarian organizations “to help the Afghan people affected by this great …

Afghanistan earthquake death toll surpasses 1000, officials call it 'deadliest temblor' in two decades
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan earthquake death toll surpasses 1000, officials call it 'deadliest temblor' in two decades

Firstpost  

A severe earthquake struck in the early hours of this morning near the city of Khost in the southeastern part of Afghanistan A powerful earthquake hit Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing over 1,000 people. The death toll, given by Afghan emergency official Sharafuddin Muslim, made it the deadliest quake since 2002, when a 6.1 magnitude temblor killed about 1,000 people in …

1,000 killed, over 1,500 injured in Afghanistan after massive earthquake in eastern region
2 years, 6 months ago

1,000 killed, over 1,500 injured in Afghanistan after massive earthquake in eastern region

India Today  

A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more, according to a state-run news agency. Those are the deadliest since 1998, when a 6.1 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tremors in Afghanistan’s remote northeast killed at least 4,500 people. “Due to how condensed the area is in that part of …

Afghanistan earthquake: At least 255 killed as 6.1 magnitude quake hits Paktika province
2 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan earthquake: At least 255 killed as 6.1 magnitude quake hits Paktika province

Firstpost  

The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said that earthquake tremors were also felt by the people in Pakistan and India. “We call on aid agencies to provide immediate relief to the victims of the earthquake to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe,” government spokesman Bilal Karimi tweeted after quake hit several areas bordering Pakistan during the night. In a tweet, deputy spokesman for …

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