US EditionFunding cuts to Afghanistan obstruct earthquake response
More than 800 killed and entire villages destroyed by a 6.0 earthquake, with aid response hindered by funding cuts and difficult terrain, officials said.
- On Sunday, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan just before midnight, killing more than 800 people and injuring at least a thousand, with entire villages wiped out and many communities cut off from emergency services.
- After forced repatriation schemes from Pakistan and Iran this year, nearly two million people have returned, while Pakistan's 1 September deadline for deportations has drawn UNHCR criticism.
- Severe flooding before the quake left roads impassable, sweeping Kunar and Nangarhar provinces and collapsing mud homes, while remote rural and mountainous areas hinder medical assistance, Islamic Relief said.
- Aid agencies say shelter and sanitation will be priorities as thousands are driven from homes, with Jeremy Smith warning further displacement could complicate recovery for survivors.
- Dr Nuni Jorgensen warned of likely internal and cross-border displacement as the quake adds to decades of conflict, climate change and crises in Afghanistan, potentially surpassing the $250m damage of the Herat earthquakes of 2023.
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Funding cuts to Afghanistan obstruct earthquake response
The shrinking of funding for Afghanistan, led by U.S. aid cuts, was hampering the response on Monday to a powerful earthquake in the east, with dozens of clinics closed and a helicopter out of use, humanitarian officials said.
US aid cuts handicapping Afghanistan earthquake response, says NGO official
Following a deadly earthquake, Paula Newton speaks to Sherine Ibrahim, Afghanistan country director for the International Rescue Committee, about the emergency response and the impact of US foreign aid cuts.
Afghanistan earthquake 'could worsen country's refugee crisis'
The 6.0-magnitude earthquake which hit Afghanistan this weekend threatens to further destabilise the country and exacerbate its refugee crisis, aid workers have said.More than 800 people were killed and at least a thousand injured after the earthquake struck the east of the country just before midnight local time on Sunday.Entire villages have been wiped out by the quake, humanitarian workers said, with road damage cutting off many communities f…
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