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U.N. aid agencies are rushing tons of relief items to aid thousands of people hit by a powerful earthquake Wednesday in the remote Afghan provinces of Khost and Paktika. More than 1,000 people reportedly have been killed and at least 1,600 others are injured. Aid agencies expect the number of reported deaths and injuries to…

Tents, food and medical supplies rolled into the mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan where thousands were left homeless or injured by this week's powerful earthquake, which state media said killed 1,150 people. A new aftershock Friday took five more lives and deepened the misery.

Pakistan and Qatar join other aid agencies in efforts to help people desperate for food, shelter and drinking water.

Cargo planes from Pakistan and Qatar carrying relief material for Afghan earthquake survivors have landed at the Khost airport, officials said on Satu

Aid began reaching parts of eastern Afghanistan on Friday to help those injured and left homeless by this week’s deadly earthquake, as the death toll from the quake rose and an aftershock hit the same area. Afghan state media said Friday that Wednesday’s quake killed 1,150 people, while a new aftershock left five more people…

121 children among thousands dead in Wednesday's magnitude 6 earthquake; toll expected to rise

Residents of Paktika who were affected in the recent earthquake called for further aid, saying that they are facing many challenges.

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Iran’s foreign minister says the Islamic Republic is prepared to provide more medical assistance to quake-hit Afghanistan.

An aftershock has taken more lives in an area of eastern Afghanistan reeling from a powerful earthquake that state media said killed 1,150 people this week. The U.N. put the death toll at 770.