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The devastating earthquake on Wednesday is just one of several emergencies facing Afghanistan, and continued dialogue with the Taliban de facto authorities remains the only way to address ongoing challenges in the country, the Security Council heard on Thursday.
The earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and destroyed or damaged about 10,000 homes in Afghanistan’s remote east.
Interference in the delivery of aid raises fears that the former insurgents will meddle in relief efforts
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban are resisting efforts by the United Nations to help get humanitarian funding into the country and are interfering in the delivery of aid, U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths told the Security Council on Thursday.
UN aid chief Martin Griffiths told the United Nations Security Council(UNSC) that the Taliban has been resisting humanitarian funding. Griffiths told the UN that the Afghan banking system has blocked transfers impacting pay channels which have caused supply chain disruptions.