Overview

• Taliban officials report 2,217 dead and nearly 4,000 injured, with the toll still climbing as teams reach more isolated villages.
• Hard-hit districts in Kunar, Nangarhar and Laghman count roughly 7,000–8,000 destroyed homes and multiple villages flattened, with landslides cutting key roads.
• Authorities cite 155 helicopter missions to evacuate the injured and deliver supplies, resorting to airdrops where landing is impossible and deploying small mobile clinics.
• Emergency support is mobilizing as the EU pledges €1 million and cargo flights, the UN releases $5 million from CERF, the WHO seeks $4 million, and additional national pledges are announced.
• UN agencies warn the crisis could affect hundreds of thousands, with UNHCR estimating 500,000+ people impacted and aid groups flagging shortages in hospitals and barriers to reaching women and children.