Overview
- Taliban authorities report more than 2,200 people dead and roughly 3,640 to nearly 4,000 injured after the magnitude‑6 earthquake centered in Kunar.
- Landslides, aftershocks and heavy rain are slowing rescues and deliveries, with officials acknowledging some villages have yet to receive any assistance.
- Approximately 7,000 homes were destroyed across Kunar, Laghman and Nangarhar, forcing thousands to sleep outside in fields with scarce shelter and no usable toilets.
- The UN has released $5 million, the WHO launched a $4 million appeal and China announced €6 million, yet aid groups say earlier funding cuts limit their ability to scale up.
- Pakistan’s stepped-up expulsions of Afghan migrants are adding to humanitarian needs, and the UN has urged a halt as recent returnees are among those affected.