Rapports

Highlights Communities in Herat Province are reeling from a series of shallow, strong (6M+) earthquakes and aftershocks which have rocked the same area in Western Afghanistan since 7 October 2023. On 12 October, a dust storm in Zindajan,…

Over the next three months, life-saving humanitarian assistance will reach over 200,000 people – including 96,000 children – living in the most devastated and vulnerable areas of Herat province KABUL, 12 October 2023 – Over 90 per…

UNICEF and partners call for greater investment for 170 million adolescent girls living in South Asia, many of whom are out of school, married too young and undernourished KATHMANDU/ NEW DELHI, 11 October 2023: More than 60…

Highlights Another 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Herat Province, western Afghanistan on the morning of 11 October. One person was reportedly killed, and an estimated 140 people injured in the earthquake, which struck 28 kilometres northwest of Herat City. Those…

HERAT, Afghanistan – More than 12,000 people have been impacted by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake which struck on the morning of 7 October, with most of the severely injured believed to be women and children. UNFPA, together with…

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On World Mental Health Day, World Vision Afghanistan, a child-focused aid organisation headquartered in Herat, has highlighted the growing risks faced by children after this weekend’s earthquakes, the aftershocks of which are continuing. WV Afghanistan’s National Director,…

Plan International’s thoughts are with the children of Afghanistan and their families, after a series of devastating earthquakes struck the west of the country at the weekend. With more than 2,000 deaths currently reported, and many more…

Highlights Aftershocks continue to be felt two days after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Herat Province, western Afghanistan. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing with the support of international partners including the Islamic Republic of Iran and Türkiye,…

Responding to the catastrophic earthquake that struck western province of Herat in Afghanistan over the weekend, Zaman Sultani, Amnesty International’s regional researcher for South Asia, said: “Amnesty International expresses our deepest condolences to the families who have…