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Taliban calls for foreign help after deadly Afghanistan earthquake. Here’s what we know

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have called for international help after a huge earthquake killed hundreds and levelled entire villages, piling further misery on the war-ravaged country that was already ...

‘Forgot about us’: Afghan women recount neglect as Taliban rules block their rescue after quake

In some cases, when no male relatives were present, bodies of women were dragged by their clothes to avoid “skin contact.” ...

U.S. yet to approve any help following Afghanistan earthquake, sources say

The United States was, until this year, the largest aid donor to Afghanistan. But in April, the Trump administration ended ...
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‘Dragged out by their clothes’: Taliban’s no-touch rule delays earthquake aid to women in Afghanistan

Kunar Province, Afghanistan: In the devastating aftermath of the August 31 earthquake that killed over 2,200 people and ...

Rescuers race to find survivors of the earthquake in Afghanistan as the death toll passes 1,400

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — The United Nations warned of an exponential rise in casualties from a major earthquake in eastern ...

Afghan earthquake survivors hunt loved ones, pull planks from rubble for graves

By Sayed Hassib MAZAR DARA, Afghanistan (Reuters) -Mir Salam Khan mourns the loss of his wife and three children in ...

How to help those impacted by the Afghanistan earthquake: Charities, organizations to support relief efforts

The earthquake that hit Afghanistan on Sunday has killed over 1,400 people, injured over 3,000 and destroyed several villages ...

London's Afghan community devastated as aftermath of powerful earthquakes unfolds

Afghan-Londoners are reacting after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck several eastern provinces in Afghanistan on Sunday, and ...