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Villagers in the remote southeast region of country that was hit by the 6 magnitude quake see destruction everywhere, with thousands of homes destroyed and at least 1,150 killed, according to authorities.

2nd batch of China-donated quake relief supplies arrives in Afghansitan-

The second shipment of earthquake relief supplies donated by the Chinese government arrived at Afgha

Taliban say Foreign Minister Amir Muttaqi and US Envoy Thomas West to lead their respective teams  

As mobile health teams reach the epicenter of the Afghanistan earthquake, which claimed more than 1,000 lives and displaced many more, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls for urgent international action to address the underlying causes of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Estimates that between 700 - 800 families are sleeping in the open air in the

The United States will give nearly $55 million in immediate humanitarian assistance to people impacted by a recent earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan. The funds will be used to deliver essential food items, clothing, cooking utensils, blankets, jerry cans, and sanitation supplies to prevent waterborne diseases in the disaster-hit areas. The U.S. has been the largest…

The United States will give nearly $55 million in immediate humanitarian assistance to people impacted by a recent earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan

Days after a powerful earthquake hit southeastern Afghanistan, health officials are expressing concern about the danger of disease outbreak in the aftermath of the deadly disaster.

Humanitarian challenges to worsen as western states hold back assistance needed During the early morning hours of June 22, a 5.9 earthquake struck the southeastern region of Afghanistan reportedly killing in excess of 1,000 people. This natural disaster will only compound the existing problems inside the Central Asian nation in…

Afghan finance and central bank officials from the Taliban-led government have departed for Qatar to meet with U.S. officials after last week’s deadly earthquake highlighted how critical relief efforts have stumbled under the weight of the country’s spiraling economic woes