For thousands of families the struggle to rebuild their lives now collides with the onset of a bitter winter—threatening to deepen an already severe humanitarian crisis.
The 6.0-magnitude quake on September 1 killed more than 2,200 people, injured over 3,600, and left thousands homeless in eastern Afghanistan.
Humanitarian officials warned Monday that dozens of health clinics have been forced to shut down and critical UN air support was suspended, leaving rescuers struggling to...
The quake has once again highlighted Afghanistan’s vulnerability to natural disasters, with many rural families now left homeless and in urgent need of shelter, food, and...
Hundreds of houses were demolished in the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked Afghanistan's eastern provinces on Sunday night.
Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said that Kunar province bore the heaviest toll, with 800 fatalities and 2,500 people injured.
No reports of casualties or damage around the epicenter have as yet been reported.
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) meanwhile listed the quake at magnitude 5.0.
Families affected by the recent earthquakes in Herat have appealed to aid agencies to provide them with more help, such as shelter, food and clothing. They...
At about 5am on Wednesday morning, October 11, already traumatized Herat residents were subjected to another massive 6.3 magnitude earthquake, just days after the last one...
Afghanistan’s defense ministry has sent in rescue teams to Herat province to help find survivors still buried in the rubble of collapsed buildings after Saturday’s deadly...
China’s ambassador to Kabul Wang Yu met with Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and said his country would provide emergency aid worth 50 million...