More than 90 per cent of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan last weekend were women and children, U.N. officials reported Thursday.
Why did the impact of Afghanistan quake have a ‘gender dimension’?
Afghan women and children were disproportionately killed by the earthquake across Herat province this last weekend because they were more likely to be at home when buildings fell. Many are now concerned about who will raise the children left without mothers.
Second 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan
A new 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Tuesday just days after a deadly tremor shook nearly the same location north of Herat over the weekend.
Kazakh Rescuers at Forefront of Relief Efforts Following Afghanistan Earthquakes
In the wake of a series of devastating earthquakes in Afghanistan, a team of Kazakh rescuers has been working relentlessly to clear debris and provide essential assistance to affected communities. The earthquakes have left over 12,
Pakistan expels undocumented Afghans. But at what price?
The great bulk of Pakistan’s illegal settlers are Afghans: about 1.7m of the 4.4m Afghans in Pakistan are believed not to have the right papers. Driven out of Afghanistan by decades of war and chaos, …
The World Food Program Called for the Help of the International Community to Afghanistan
The country is facing a severe food crisis as a result of political instability, economic collapse, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Afghanistan earthquakes a ‘disaster on top of a disaster’, World Food Programme says
The World Food Programme on Wednesday called the recent Afghanistan earthquakes a ‘disaster on top of a disaster,’ urging the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the war-torn nation …
Afghanistan earthquakes a ‘disaster on top of a disaster’, World Food Programme says
The World Food Programme on Wednesday called the recent Afghanistan earthquakes a ‘disaster on top of a disaster,’ urging the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the war-torn nation …
Another strong earthquake flattens homes and worsens misery in western Afghanistan
Afghan volunteers clean up rubble after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on …
Afghanistan earthquakes a ‘disaster on top of a disaster’ – World Food Programme
The World Food Programme on Wednesday called the recent Afghanistan earthquakes a ‘disaster on top of a disaster,’ urging the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the war-torn nation …