Overview

• Taliban officials report 2,205 dead and 3,640 injured after the Aug. 31 magnitude‑6.0 earthquake in the east.
• Kunar is the worst hit, with damage also in Nangarhar and Laghman where mud‑brick homes collapsed in remote valleys.
• Landslides and blocked roads have stalled convoys, forcing aid workers to trek to isolated villages as tents go up for displaced families.
• A magnitude‑4.7 aftershock near Jalalabad, confirmed by the USGS, has further complicated search-and-rescue operations.
• The UN released $5 million and the WHO is seeking $4 million, yet more than 420 shuttered health facilities and donor cutbacks are limiting the response.