Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205, the Taliban say

Rain adds to misery of Afghan quake survivors

Four nights and days since the earth shook and levelled his home in eastern Afghanistan, Khan Zaman Hanafi thought he had endured the worst, until the rain came. The 35-year-old farmer says his village has "been forgotten by the government and aid groups". "It's raining and we're being left to live in the open," he

Searchers retrieve bodies as Afghan quake toll expected to rise

Volunteers and rescuers were pulling more bodies from the rubble of destroyed buildings in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, four days after an earthquake that inflicted a death toll that was already at nearly 1,470 people, Taliban authorities said.

Afghanistan stretched by 'death and destruction' after earthquakes

The magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan earlier this week is pushing the limits of a country the United Nations says is already at "breaking point", aid organisations say.

Afghan quake survivors left waiting for aid

Rescue teams struggled to reach survivors days after a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan left more than 1,400 people dead, as access to remote areas remained obstructed.A magnitude-6.0 shallow earthquake hit the mountainous...

Afghan commandos airdrop into quake zone to help survivors

Afghanistan airdropped commandos yesterday to pull survivors from the rubble in areas ravaged by earthquakes that have killed more than 1,400 this week, as a UN agency warned that food aid for victims would run out soon without urgent funding.

Afghans still await aid

Rescue teams struggled Wednesday to reach survivors as night approached days after a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as access to remote areas remained obstructed. A shallow magnitude-6.0 earthquake hit the mountainous region bordering Pakistan late on Sunday, collapsing mud-brick homes on families as they slept. Fearful of the near-constant aftershocks rattling the area, people huddled in the open air while others struggled to unear…