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Over 1,000 dead in Afghanistan, Taliban appeal for help

2022-06-23 08:31:11Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Over 1,000 dead in Afghanistan, Taliban appeal for help
Earthquake in Afghanistan

The Taliban in Afghanistan have called for international support as the country faces the aftermath of a devastating 6.1 magnitude earthquake.

More than 1,000 people have been killed and at least 1,500 injured. An unidentified number of people are buried under the rubble of houses, often built of mud.

Southeast Province Paktika has been hit hardest and the UN is trying to provide urgent housing and food aid.

Rescue efforts are being hampered by rainfall and lack of resources.

Survivors told the BBC they feared the death toll would rise.

The deadliest earthquake to hit the country in two decades is a major challenge for the Taliban, the Islamic movement that regained power last year after the fall of the Western-backed government.

The quake struck about 44 km (27 miles) from the city of Khost and tremors were felt as far away as Pakistan and India.

Afghanistan is in the midst of a humanitarian and economic crisis, and Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a senior Taliban official, said the government was "financially incapable of helping the people to the extent necessary."

Aid agencies, neighboring countries and world powers were helping, he said, but added: "Aid must be increased to a very large extent, because this is a devastating earthquake that has not been experienced in decades."

The head of the United Nations, António Guterres, said the agency was "fully mobilized" for the disaster. Health crews, medical supplies, food and emergency shelters were on their way to the quake zone, UN officials said.

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