Quick Glance: Hotel Explosion: Casualties in Afghanistan Attack
- Casualties occurred in an explosion at a hotel in southeastern Afghanistan.
- The region where the explosion took place is near the Pakistani border and has experienced violence between Islamist extremists and their adversaries.
- According to Mustaghfir Gurbaz, a police spokesperson in Khost, the explosion happened at a hotel frequently visited by Afghan citizens and refugees from Pakistan's former militant stronghold of North Waziristan, which shares a border with Afghanistan.
- Gurbaz stated that authorities are investigating the incident as the cause of the explosion remains unclear.
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Quick Glance: Officials say at least 1,000 people were killed in Afghanistan's earthquake.
- Officials claimed the quake killed over 1,000 people and injured 1,600 more, dealing another blow to a country that has been grappling with a catastrophic humanitarian and economic crisis since the Taliban took charge in August.
- President Biden has asked the US Agency for International Development and other components of his government to study how best to assist Afghanistan in the aftermath of an earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people, according to national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
- In 2015, another earthquake killed over 300 people and destroyed thousands of homes in northern Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Quick Glance: Australia's Afghan community mobilizes to raise donations after a terrible earthquake.
- The Taliban, which deposed Afghanistan's government last year, has urged the international community to assist the country, which is already dealing with a number of humanitarian challenges.
- He claimed that the Afghanistan embassy was able to stay financially viable in part due to assistance from the local Afghan community.
- He further stated that specific calls for Afghanistan earthquake victims would be made in mosques during Friday prayers.
- Mr. Mossavi stated that he would like to see Australians assist the victims as well.
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Quick Glance: The United States relaxes some sanctions against Venezuela
- The US government is easing certain economic sanctions against Venezuela in an effort to facilitate the resumption of talks.
- According to the official, the US supports a peaceful and negotiated resolution to Venezuela's political, economic, and humanitarian crises.
- Russia is Maduro's strong ally.
- The administration official disputed that the policy shift was related to the conference.
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