Emergency lifesaving aid relief continued to flow into quake-hit eastern Afghanistan on Friday, as UN humanitarians and partners rushed to help the most vu
Gayan, Afghanistan, Jun 24 (EFE).- All the circumstances of the recent earthquake in eastern Afghanistan colluded to make it the country’s worst such calamity in decades, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and over 1,500 wounded. The remoteness of the affected regions, widespread prevalence of poverty and a shallow epicenter of the quake all contributed …
The United Nations children's agency said on Friday 121 of those who were killed in the 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan this week were children. Mohamed Ayoya, UNICEF Representative to Afghanistan, said as of late Thursday night, at least 1,036 people were reported killed and more than 1,643 reported injured. The toll included 121 deaths and