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.
📷: Patients are shown at a hospital that were injured in an earthquake in Gayan district, Paktika province, June 22, 2022 ... Show more More
"It is as simple as having a basic principle of trying to limit human suffering."
American University of Afghanistan lecturer Obaidullah Baheer tells ... Show more
A view of the destruction in Afghanistan's Paktika area caused by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in that shook parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan in the ... Show more
📷: Afghans bury relatives killed in an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 23, 2022 ... Show more More
📷: People walk amid the rubble of damaged houses following an earthquake in Bermal district, Paktika province, on June 23, 2022 ... Show more More
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.
Aid trickled to devastated villages in remote parts of Afghanistan on Friday but thousands of people remain without food ... Show more
📷: An Afghan man looks for his belongings amid the ruins of damaged houses after an earthquake in the Gayan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 24 ... Show more https://www.voanews.com/a/afghan-official-not-enough-medical-aid-for-earthquake-aftermath/6631573.html
Quick Glance: Escape from Afghanistan: Baerbock prepares the way for local forces
- The German Foreign Office has released an initial assessment of its support to Afghans fleeing the Taliban.
- Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock released a six-month balance sheet for her "Afghanistan Action Plan," which intends to allow individuals at risk to escape the nation while also bringing humanitarian supplies to the Taliban-ruled country.
- Germany, he added, is sending medical aid, which is being delivered to the scene by the Johanniter relief group, which has its own team; other aid is being delivered by partner organizations.