Peoples News

According to the latest figures released by the state media on Friday in Afghanistan, the death toll after the severe earthquake has risen to 1,150. The houses made of bricks and stones have been reduced to rubble due to the earthquake, and the death toll is increasing continuously. With a population of 38 million already facing an economic crisis, millions of children are at risk of severe malnutrition. Meanwhile, a six-magnitude earthquake has snatched the shelters of thousands of people. About 3,000 houses were destroyed or badly damaged in Wednesday's quake, state media reported. Local aid organizations such as the Red Crescent and the World Food Program are providing food and other emergency needs such as tents and sleeping mats to the most vulnerable families. Abdul Wahid Rayan, Taliban director of state-run Bakhtar news agency, said Friday that the last report had killed 1,000 people, and the latest report raised the death toll to 1,150. He said at least 1,600 people were in...

Senior UN officials said a severe earthquake in Afghanistan, already ravaged by drought and poverty, has posed another emergency for the country. He said on Thursday that most people in the world are facing the threat of famine in Afghanistan and that human rights violations by the country's new Taliban rulers are on the rise. The UN Head of Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, and UN Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ramiz Alkabarov, noted the grave difficulties and threats facing Afghanistan's population of 38 million. Officials made these statements at a meeting of the Security Council after Wednesday's severe earthquake in Afghanistan. According to the state media of Afghanistan, about a thousand people have died in this earthquake. However, the United Nations has estimated the death of about 770 people due to the earthquake in Paktika and Khost provinces. Hundreds of others were also injured, prompting officials to warn that the casualties could rise. T...