Afghanistan quake: Taliban appeal for international aid

Afghan earthquake, rescue in disaster-stricken areas 'almost complete' Taliban regime claims

[Gayan (Afghanistan) 23rd Reuters] - In the earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, the Islamist organization Taliban Interim Administration, claimed that rescue operations were almost completed on the 23rd, the second day after the outbreak. About 1000 people were rescued by the morning of the same day. It is said that relief supplies have begun to arrive in the disaster-stricken areas. About 1000 people died and about 1500 were injured in …

Taliban say rescue effort almost complete one day after earthquake kills 1,000

Aid began arriving on Thursday in a remote part of Afghanistan where an earthquake killed 1,000 people, with Taliban officials saying the rescue operation was almost complete. The magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck early on Wednesday about 160 km (100 miles) southeast of Kabul, in arid mountains dotted with small settlements…

Afghanistan Earthquake: Taliban appeal for more aid as death toll rises

In Afghanistan emergency aid is beginning to reach the remote mountainous area which was hit in the early hours of Wednesday morning by a huge 6.1 magnitude earthquake. 

The Irish Times view on the earthquake in Afghanistan: ill-equipped to respond

The country’s ability to respond to the disaster has been severely hobbled

Taliban say Afghanistan earthquake rescue efforts almost complete

Health ministry says aid has begun to arrive to the area affected by earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people.

Taliban: Aid starts trickling into quake-hit areas in eastern Afghanistan

Aid begins arriving in a remote part of Afghanistan where an earthquake on Wednesday killed 1,000 people.