Lack of access and communication could pose the biggest challenge to relief operations after a deadly earthquake struck Afghanistan's southeastern city of Khost on Wednesday . a UN official said.
The Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhand, in an extraordinary cabinet meeting, dedicated 100 million afghanis to urgently addressing the families situation of earthquake victims in Paktika and Khost provinces.
Kabul, June 22 (EFE).- A magnitude 5.9 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan before dawn on Wednesday claimed more than 920 lives and wounded 1,500 more, said the authorities. The earthquake hit the Paktika and Khost provinces at 1.24 am (local time), about 46 km (28.5 miles) southwest of the city of Khost, which lies near …