Ahmad Shah Erfanyar

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) has signed an agreement worth nearly two million US dollars with a private organization.

Uzbekistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have delivered more than 300 tonnes of food and non-food assistance to victims of the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Danish Refugee Council chief last week said she would share concerns about Afghan refugees with Pakistani and Iranian officials. Also last week,

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that a funding shortfall of over four million US dollars threatens to slow critical interventions for the victims of the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, where thousands of displaced families face severe health and humanitarian needs.

Secretary General of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Charlotte Slente has pledged to raise the concerns over the situation of Afghan refugees with Iran and Pakistan officials on the sidelines of the upcoming United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting.

Four Qatari aircraft carrying humanitarian aid have arrived in Kabul, delivering two mobile hospitals, medicines, food supplies and essential shelter items to support earthquake victims in eastern Afghanistan.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Rescue operations continued in the earthquake-hit areas on Wednesday; with the death toll in eastern Kunar province reaching 1,457.

At least five people have been killed and 29 others injured in an explosion in the city of Quetta, Balochistan, with some reports putting the death toll at 13.

Security forces have arrested the ringleader of an armed robbery gang in central Bamyan province with 1.08 million afghanis in stolen cash, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Tuesday.

The death toll from the devastating earthquake in the provincial capital and five districts of eastern Kunar province, has climbed to 1,411 with 3,124 others injured, while 5,412 houses have been destroyed.

The death toll from the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 1,124, with 3,251 people injured and more than 8,000 houses destroyed, the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) said on Tuesday.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Canada and Switzerland have extended condolences and pledged assistance following a deadly earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan.