KABUL: As rescue operations continued in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, a week after a deadly earthquake devastated the region, World Health Organization and doctor accounts show how the withdrawal of foreign aid has undermined the country’s ability to respond to disasters. At least 2,205 people have been killed and another 3,640 injured by the quake that hit the densely populated rural areas of Kunar and Nangarhar provinces on Aug. 31.

After a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, thousands of poor and now homeless families have been waiting for rescue workers, delayed by the…

Aid agencies plead for funds as rough terrain hinders relief effort and 98% of buildings in one province are damaged

Another 3,640 people wounded in the quake that struck on Sunday as aid organisations struggle to reach survivors.

More than 2,200 people were killed after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan over the weekend.

KABUL: A third earthquake, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale, has struck eastern Afghanistan, less than a week after a powerful quake in the same region killed more than 2,200…

KABUL: A third earthquake, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale, has struck eastern Afghanistan, less than a week after a powerful quake in the same region killed more than 2,200…

WASHINGTON: Nearly a week after an earthquake killed more than 2,200 people in Afghanistan and left tens of thousands homeless, the United States has not taken the first step to…

KABUL: As rescue operations continued in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, a week after a deadly earthquake devastated the region, World Health Organization and doctor accounts show…

Restrictions are hampering the humanitarian response for women following last week’s deadly earthquake, WHO says.

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization has asked Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on Afghan female aid workers, allowing them to travel without male guardians and help…