Rescuers scramble to reach Afghan quake survivors as foreign aid arrives By: AFP/APP on June 24, 2022Bermal, Afghanistan: Desperate rescuers battled against the clock and heavy rain Thursday to reach cut-off areas in eastern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and left thousands more homeless. Wednesday’s 5.9-magnitude quake struck hardest in the rugged east, downing mobile phone towers and power lines while triggering rock and mudslides which […]
US ‘saddened’ by Afghan earthquake, looks at aid By: AFP/APP on June 23, 2022Washington: The United States on Wednesday expressed sorrow over a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan and said it would look for ways to help, including through potential talks with Taliban rulers. “The United States is deeply saddened to see the devastating earthquake that took the lives of at least 1,000 people in Afghanistan,” said Jake Sullivan, […]
Pakistan to provide relief assistance to quake-hit Afghans: PM By: APP on June 22, 2022ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed grief over the loss of lives due to the earthquake in Afghanistan and vowed to provide relief assistance to the affected people. He said Pakistan would provide all possible assistance to the people of Afghanistan.”We are with our Afghan brothers and sisters in this difficult time,” he […]
Strong earthquake kills at least 1000 in Afghanistan, toll likely to rise By: Reuters on June 22, 2022KABUL: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed at least 1000 people in Afghanistan adding that at least 610 people were injured early on Wednesday, officials said, adding that hundreds of people were injured and the toll was likely to rise as information trickled in from remote mountain villages. The quake struck about 44 km (27 […]
At least 40 killed in overnight Afghanistan earthquake: official By: AFP/APP on June 22, 2022Gardez, Afghanistan: A powerful earthquake in Afghanistan killed at least 40 people and injured 60 others in areas bordering Pakistan, with the toll expected to rise, officials said Wednesday. “We call on aid agencies to provide immediate relief to the victims of the earthquake to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe,” government spokesman Bilal Karimi tweeted after […]
Pak-Afghan business bodies’ efforts start bearing fruits By: APP on June 21, 2022PESHAWAR: Efforts undertaken by Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) have once again realised the fruits for business community in furtherance of trading activities between Pakistan and Afghanistan. According to a news release issued here on Tuesday, due to constant follow ups, communication and coordination with relevant forums the most pressing issues were […]
Oxygen producing plant built in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province By: Xinhua/APP on May 27, 2022KABUL: An oxygen-producing plant has been built in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province to overcome the shortage of essential gas in hospitals, the state-run news agency Bakhtar reported Friday. Constructed at a cost of 120,000 U.S. dollars, the plant with a capacity of filling 60 cylinders of oxygen gas within 24 hours was given to […]
Four bombs kill at least 12 in Afghanistan By: AFP/APP on May 26, 2022Kabul: Four bombs ripped through minibusses and a mosque in Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, officials said, with at least some of the attacks claimed by the Islamic State group. The number of bomb attacks have dropped across the country since the Taliban seized power last year in August, but several deadly […]
Pakistan delivers humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan By: APP on May 21, 2022ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Afghanistan Cooperation Forum (PACF) on Friday delivered humanitarian assistance including 80 tons of food and medicine to Afghanistan at the Torkham border. The aid donated by Al Khidmat Foundation was handed over by Pakistani officials to the Afghan authorities at the Torkham border.
First batch of relief goods to flood hit areas reaches Afghanistan By: APP on May 7, 2022ISLAMABAD: Upon the direction of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif the first batch of relief assistance to the flood-affected people reached Afghanistan on Saturday. The assistance load was delivered through a special aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force. These items included 100 tents, 2 ton wheat, 1 ton rice and 450 kgs sugar, PM Office […]