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Death Toll from Afghanistan Earthquake Climbs to 800
MENAFN
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September 1, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 812 people have been confirmed dead and 2,817 injured following a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday night, according to Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Afghan interim government....
Death toll of Afghanistan earthquake reaches eight hundred
MENAFN
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September 1, 2025
(MENAFN) A devastating earthquake measuring 6.0 in magnitude has killed at least 800 people and injured more than 2,800 in eastern Afghanistan late Sunday, according to officials. Authorities warned that the number of victims could rise further as...
6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes eastern Afghanistan
MENAFN
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September 1, 2025
(MENAFN) A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday, killing more than 250 people and injuring 500, according to reports from government officials. The US Geological Survey recorded the quake at 11:47 p.m. local...
Rescue Operations Begin Amid Earthquake in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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September 1, 2025
(MENAFN) A large-scale rescue effort has been initiated in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province following a devastating magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck late Sunday night. The tremor hit while most people were sleeping, resulting in the deaths...
Earthquake Shakes Eastern Afghanistan
MENAFN
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September 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Over 250 individuals lost their lives and approximately 500 sustained injuries when a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the eastern region of Afghanistan late Sunday night, according to information provided by the country’s Information...
Strong Quake Claims Over 250 Lives in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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September 1, 2025
(MENAFN) More than 250 people have died and over 500 sustained injuries after a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday, according to the country's Information Ministry, which spoke to media. The U.S. Geological...
Afghanistan's water predicament goes regional
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN) After decades of war that left it with little authority over its five major river basins, Afghanistan is now asserting greater control of its water resources under Taliban rule. Since taking power in 2021, the Taliban have launched dam...
Afghan police foil major drug trafficking attempts
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) Afghan counter-narcotics police have stopped two major drug trafficking attempts, arresting three suspected smugglers in Takhar and Zabul provinces, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said Wednesday. Acting on intelligence, forces conducted...
Afghanistan: summary of operational facts and figures, January to June 2025
International Committee of the Red Cross
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August 17, 2025
The ICRC responded to humanitarian challenges across Afghanistan by supporting healthcare, providing physical rehabilitation services, assisting people in establishing livelihoods and earning incomes through cash-for-work projects, and improving...
Stuck in Afghanistan: A Gripping Novel That Unveils a Nation’s Truths — and Two Ideas That Could Redefine Leadership
EIN Presswire
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August 22, 2025
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, August 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Former Afghan business executive and author Naim Atarud has released his most personal work yet, Stuck in Afghanistan — a literary novel that blends historical fiction with sharp...
Traffic accident in Afghanistan kills seventy-nine Afghan deportees from Iran
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN) A tragic road accident in western Afghanistan has claimed the lives of 79 people, including 17 children, most of whom were Afghan migrants recently deported from Iran, according to a Taliban interior ministry spokesperson. The bus,...
1.7M Afghans Head Back Home from Iran, Pakistan
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN) Since the start of this year, 1.7 million Afghan citizens have returned from Iran and Pakistan, according to the United Nations. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, indicated that most returnees have...
76 Reported Dead in Afghanistan Tragic Bus Crash
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 76 people, including multiple children, lost their lives late Tuesday in a catastrophic road accident in western Afghanistan, according to media. The deadly collision involved a passenger bus, a truck, and a motorcycle on the...
Seventy-six civilians tragically pass away in bus crash in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 76 people, including several children, lost their lives in western Afghanistan when a passenger bus carrying repatriated migrants from Iran collided with a truck and a motorcycle, according to reports. Following the collision,...
Bus Crash in Afghanistan Claims 76 Lives
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 76 individuals, among them numerous minors, lost their lives in a devastating crash in western Afghanistan. The disaster involved a passenger bus transporting migrants returning from Iran, which collided with both a truck and a...
Traffic Accident Leaves 64 Dead in Western Afghanistan
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 64 passengers lost their lives and three others were injured in a catastrophic traffic accident on Tuesday night in Herat province, western Afghanistan, according to Abdul Zahir Noorzai, head of the provincial rescue department,...
Iran sends back more than one million undocumented Afghans
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni announced on Monday that close to 1.2 million undocumented Afghan nationals have been sent back to their country since March 21, according to reports. Speaking in Mashhad, Momeni explained that...
Increase of produce of flour requirements in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) According to reports, Afghanistan now produces nearly 60 percent of the flour it requires annually. The office of the Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs stated that the country’s annual flour demand is around 6 million tons, with...
Heavy Rains, Flooding Devastate Afghanistan’s Parwan Province
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Heavy rains unleashed severe flooding overnight Sunday, causing extensive property damage across eastern Afghanistan’s Parwan province, the provincial government reported Monday. The statement added that the rainstorms, which set off...
Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan Forge Stronger Trade, Economic Ties
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan have agreed to establish trading houses in each other’s countries to enhance trade and economic ties, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Economy and Commerce announced Wednesday. The pact was finalized during discussions...