Afghanistan quake: Taliban appeal for international aid

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The Taliban in Afghanistan have appealed for international support, as the country deals with the aftermath of a devastating 6.1 magnitude earthquake. More than 1,000 people have been killed and at least 1,500 injured. Unknown numbers are buried in the rubble of ruined, often mud-built homes. Death toll could rise as rescuers without heavy equipment dig through rubble. The UN is scrambling to provide emergency shelter and food aid. Rescue efforts are being hampered by heavy rain and hail.

14 days ago·Kabul, Afghanistan

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Times of India

Survivors dig by hand after Afghanistan earthquake that killed 1,000 people

South Asia News: GAYAN (AFGHANISTAN): Survivors dug by hand Thursday through villages in eastern Afghanistan reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that killed at .

14 days ago·Mumbai, India

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BBC News

Afghanistan quake: Many children feared dead in disaster

Over 1,000 people died in the disaster, with many children killed after being trapped in buildings.

14 days ago·United Kingdom

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Reuters

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 …

13 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Afghanistan earthquake: Taliban appeal for more aid as death toll set to mount

The hardline Islamist leadership says help needs to be ‘scaled up’ after the quake devastated towns and villages in the country’s mountainous east

14 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

People dig by hand for survivors of deadly Afghanistan quake | CBC News

Survivors dug by hand Thursday through villages in eastern Afghanistan reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people, as the Taliban and the international community that fled their takeover struggled to aid the disaster's victims.

14 days ago·Canada

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CTV News

Afghans bury dead, dig for survivors after quake kills 1,000

Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that state media reported killed 1,000 people.

14 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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