In 2025, more than 2.61 million Afghans returned from Iran and Pakistan, stretching limited services, livelihoods, and housing.
The European Commission noted that the EU and its member states remain the world’s leading humanitarian aid donors.
According to the NDPA, the device was discovered after local residents alerted emergency services.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez cleared his schedule for Monday to address the tragedy, while the King and Queen were following the developments with concern, a...
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the organization, with support from international partners, was working to expand access to healthcare and save lives across the country.
The IRC said it is providing support to the family of the deceased staff member, as well as to the injured colleagues and their families, and...
Local shopkeepers said the fire broke out around 4 a.m.
The quake, which hit at 1 a.m. local time, caused extensive damage across Samangan and Balkh provinces, destroying homes, injuring hundreds, and damaging critical health infrastructure.
Sharafat Zaman, spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health, said at least 534 people have been injured and more than 20 others killed.
Eastern and northeastern Afghanistan, especially regions along its borders with Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan, are particularly prone to earthquakes.
The earthquake’s epicenter was reported in Khulm district of Samangan province, where local officials say over 70 houses have been destroyed.
Most of the deaths appeared to have been from inhalation of toxic gases, said Gustavo Salas, the state's attorney general, citing its forensic medical service.
Since the first quake on 31 August, UN Women and its partners have worked to include women in assessment teams, helping identify priority needs such as...
The UN’s four-month emergency response plan, valued at $139.6 million, aims to deliver urgent food, shelter, medical care, and other relief to around 457,000 people before...
These will be distributed to health facilities and mobile health teams in the worst-affected provinces.
Muttaqi directed diplomatic missions to provide accurate and timely updates on the situation to help streamline aid delivery.
This money will go to humanitarian partners that are already carrying out relief operations on the ground.
"In total, 2,060 individuals were evacuated, and 23,100 kilograms of aid were delivered to hospitals and safe zones," the ministry said in a statement.
The relief supplies are being sent to Afghanistan via the Torkham crossing via five trucks with 40-foot containers.
President of the United Arab Emirates directed teams from Abu Dhabi Civil Defence, the National Guard and the Joint Operations Command to assist the response to...
| Country | Selling in AFS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 USD |  | 65.25 |
| 1 EUR |  | 78.20 |
| 1 PND |  | 90.29 |
| 1 AED |  | 17.40 |
| 1 TRY |  | 1.64 |
| 1000 INR |  | 710 |
| 1000 IRR |  | 0.40 |
| 1000 PKR |  | 224 |
