itemprop=description content=Saturday’s magnitude 6.3 quake hit a densely populated area in Herat province and was followed by three strong aftershocks.
A senior Taliban delegation was visiting western Afghanistan’s Herat province on Monday in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people
Taliban-appointed deputy prime minister for economic affairs Abdul Ghani Baradar and his team will visit the quake-affected region on Monday to deliver “immediate relief assistance” and ensure “equitable and accurate distribution of aid”, according to a statement from the capital, Kabul. A global response to the Afghanistan quake has been slow, with much of the world wary of dealing directly with the Taliban government and focused on the deadly escalation between Israel and the Palestinians in the aftermath of the surprise attack by Gaza militants on Saturday that has left more than 1,100 dead in fighting so far and thousands wounded on both sides.
“Care is deeply saddened by the devastating earthquake that struck the western province of Herat,” said Reshma Azmi, the group’s deputy director for Afghanistan. An earthquake also hit eastern Afghanistan in June 2022, striking a rugged, mountainous region, wiped out stone and mud-brick homes and killed at least 1,000 people.
“People need urgent medical care, water, food, shelter and help to stay safe. Please stand with us as we respond.”
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