Seven members of a family, including five children, have been killed in an explosion inside a house in Bala Buluk district of western Farah province, an official said on Tuesday. Maulvi Fada Muhammad Saad, the administrative chief of Bala Buluk, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the blast occurred when explosive materials detonated inside a house More
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has allocated $10 million to assist victims of the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. The earthquake struck just before midnight on Sunday, affecting the provinces of Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Nuristan and Panjsher— with Kunar experiencing the heaviest casualties and destruction. On Thursday, Hamidullah Fitrat, deputy More
Emergency aid for earthquake victims has arrived in Kabul from Japan, while Russia has also dispatched its first shipment of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. On Friday morning, Japan’s emergency aid — including tents and blankets — arrived in Kabul and was handed over to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and More
At least 31 people were injured due to an earthquake in eastern Nangarhar and Laghman provinces, In Kunar, local Taliban officials say that one woman has died so far as a result of last night’s earthquake. and residents also suffered financial losses, local officials said on Friday. Last night, around 10:00 PM, an earthquake measuring More
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that a funding shortfall of over four million US dollars threatens to slow critical interventions for the victims of the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, where thousands of displaced families face severe health and humanitarian needs. Three days have passed since the devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern More
A United Nation official says the world body’s partners in the Mine Action Service have warned that 25 square kilometers of land in the earthquake-affected areas in eastern Afghanistan is contaminated with explosive materials. Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the United Nations, said in a press conference that the humanitarian partners of the agency report More
The death toll from the devastating earthquake in eastern Kunar province has risen to 2,205 and the number of injured reached 3,640, while rescue operation still ongoing, an official said on Thursday. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman of Taliban, stated in a statement on X: “In the Mazar Dara area of Nurgal district, in the Diva-Gul More
Four Qatari aircraft carrying humanitarian aid have arrived in Kabul, delivering two mobile hospitals, medicines, food supplies and essential shelter items to support earthquake victims in eastern Afghanistan. In line with directives from the Amir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Qatari Amiri Air Force planes landed on Wednesday in Kabul with assistance provided by More
Rescue operations continued in the earthquake-hit areas on Wednesday; with the death toll in eastern Kunar province reaching 1,457. The powerful Monday night’s earthquake also left 3,394 injured and destroyed 6,782 homes, the deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said. The earthquake, measured at 6.0 on the US Geological Survey’s Richter scale, caused More
China, Iran, India, Turkey and Pakistan have provided cash, food and non-food assistance to earthquake victims in eastern Afghanistan. The European Union (EU) has also announced €1 million in emergency aid and 130 tonnes of relief supplies. The quake struck around midnight on Sunday and was recorded at a magnitude of 6.0 by the US More
