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New Aftershocks Rattle Eastern Afghanistan as Quake Toll Reaches 2,205

Funding gaps and blocked mountain roads are slowing relief even as UN agencies and several countries rush initial supplies.

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A boy stands in front of houses damaged by a deadly earthquake that struck Afghanistan's Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, at Masud village in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan.

Overview

  • Seismology agencies reported a string of shallow aftershocks, with GFZ and USGS logging peaks around magnitude 5.4–5.6 and NCS tracking multiple additional quakes across Thursday and Friday.
  • The Taliban administration says at least 2,205 people are dead and about 3,640 injured, with more than 6,700 homes destroyed in hard‑hit Kunar and Nangarhar provinces.
  • Taliban officials reported at least 10 more injuries from the overnight aftershocks, while landslides and debris continue to cut access to remote valleys and delay rescues.
  • Relief operations are scaling up as WFP dispatches food supplies, India airlifts 21 tonnes of aid to Kabul, the UN releases $10 million and prepares a flash appeal, and WHO seeks $4 million for urgent health needs.
  • Health services are under strain due to facility closures and staff shortages, with agencies warning of disease risks in crowded shelters and highlighting that some quake readings and epicentres differ across GFZ and USGS.