Peoples News

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...