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Earthquake in Pakistan’s Punjab leaves 1 dead, 11 injured
Pakistani authorities have confirmed that one person was killed and 11 others injured after an earthquake struck the Jhelum district of Punjab province. According to a report by Dawn, the earthquake hit the Jalalpur Sharif area of Pind…
Earthquake: Pakistan delivers aid, Turkmenistan to follow suit
Pakistan has provided 105 tons of humanitarian aid to the earthquake victims in eastern Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan says it will soon send its humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.
Mild earthquake jolts Kabul, nearby provinces
A mild earthquake shook several provinces, including Kabul, early on Wednesday, panicking residents and rekindling memories of recent deadly earthquakes that killed thousands The tremors were felt at 8:51, however, there were no reports about casualties. The quake…
50 more houses handed over to Herat earthquake survivors
Another 50 houses have been constructed and handed over to earthquake-affected people in the Zinda Jan district of western Herat province, an official said on Wednesday. Maulvi Nisar Ahmad, spokesman for Herat governor, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Death toll from earthquake in Japan rises to 30
The number of people killed in the earthquakes that rocked Japan has risen to 30, media reports said on Tuesday. According to emergency services, at least 50 people suffered injuries. Over 200 buildings are on fire in the…
New quake rattles Herat, Badghis provinces
Residents of western Herat and Badghis provinces have once again been scared out of homes by a magnitude 4.9 earthquake.
Australia pledges $600,000 for Herat quake victims
The United Nations Organization for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says Australia has announced an additional more than one million Australian dollars ($631,280) in aid for earthquake survivors in western Herat province. On its X page, OCHA…
Women among 3 wounded in Farah earthquake
A house collapsed due to an earthquake in Farah city, the capital of western Farah province, on Wednesday, leaving two women and a man injured. Farah police headquarters in a press release said the earthquake struck at…
Baradar: Earthquake-destroyed houses to be rebuilt
Deputy prime minister for economic affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has assured the survivors of recent devastating earthquakes in western Herat province that their destroyed houses would be basically rebuilt. Several earthquakes jolted Herat and surrounding provinces Saturday…
Herat earthquakes: Joint body formed to assist victims
Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund on Sunday chaired an emergency meeting to form a joint commission to provide aid to earthquake victims and dispatched 100 million afghanis to western Herat province. Several earthquakes struck Herat and nearby…
5 people killed, 92 injured in recent earthquake: MoPH
At least five people have been killed and 92 others injured nationwide as a result of recent earthquake, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said on Thursday. A strong earthquake jolt parts of the country on Tuesday night…
11 killed as quake rattles Afghanistan, Pakistan
Nearly a dozen people have been killed and scores wounded in Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan in a magnitude 6.5 earthquake. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said the overnight quake also shook India, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. According…
Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll rises above 35,000
The toll from last week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose above 35,000 on Monday, as rescue teams started to wind down the search for survivors and the aid effort shifted to hundreds of thousands of people made…
Khost quake survivors say still live in tents with many hardships
Earthquake-affected families in southeastern Khost province say despite the passage of several months, houses are yet to be constructed for them as promised and they are still living in tents in the extremely cold winter. The earthquake…
Earthquakes hit Paktika’s Gayan district thrice, no casualties
Earthquakes struck the Gayan district of southeastern Paktika province thrice since yesterday, collapsing walls of homes, but there were no casualties, officials and residents said on Saturday, rekindling memories of a deadly earthquake six months ago. Abdullah Jan,…
Earthquake jolts several provinces including Kabul
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake jolted some provinces, including central capital Kabul, early Sunday morning, shaking people awake. Residents said the earthquake happened around 6:30am. Pajhwok readers said apart from Kabul, the tremors were felt in Kapisa, Parwan, Nangarhar,…
Keep promises made to us, quake survivors ask govy
Earthquake-affected families in Barmal, Giyan and Zerok districts of southeastern Paktika province say they have received some assistance, but promises made to them about basic works remain unfulfilled. However, officials say the quake survivors have been provided with…
10 dead in Kunar as quake rocks eastern zone
A magnitude-5.3 earthquake rocked eastern Kunar, Nangarhar and Laghman provinces in the wee hours of Monday, area residents and officials said. Preliminary information from the affected areas near the Pakistan border indicated at least 10 fatalities. The death…
10 injured as earthquake shakes Paktika
Ten people were injured and taken to hospital after an earthquake jolted southeastern Paktika province on Monday, officials said. According to reports, the tremors were felt in Paktika, Khost and Nangarhar provinces today at 5pm. Deputy Director of…
UNHCR sends earthquake relief for 12,000 people to southeast
Three convoys of relief supplies from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have so far been sent to help people in southeastern Afghanistan’s Paktika and Khost provinces who lost their homes and possessions amid the devastation wrought by last…
