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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Top Civil Service boss to Prime Ministers Theresa May and Boris Johnson to join BAE Systems board

Lord Sedwill was also a British ambassador and NATO representative in Afghanistan

Birmingham Post

Afghanistan earthquake survivors dig by hand as aid is delayed

At least 1,000 people killed by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in remote, landslide-prone regions of eastern Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera

Australia's Afghan community, devastated by deadly earthquake, mobilises to raise funds

Rescuers are digging through rubble with their hands, and the ripple effects of the disaster are being felt in the community in Australia.

ABC News

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LZ Granderson: Today's Republican Party is not about 'support the troops' or 'law and order'

Many may know that Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, lost his right eye after he was hit by an IED blast in Afghanistan. What may not be as well known is that he also temporarily lost sight in his left eye. Or that once he regained sight on the left, a…

Los Angeles Times

Taliban appeal for help as rescuers scramble to reach Afghan quake survivors

Afghan authorities struggled on Thursday to reach a remote area hit by an earthquake that killed some 1,000 people but poor communications and a lack of proper roads hampered their efforts, officials said, as the country's supreme leader pleaded with the international community for help.

France 24

Survivors dig by hand after Afghanistan quake killing 1,000

The disaster inflicted by the quake heaps more misery on a country where millions face increasing hunger and poverty and the health system has been crumbling since the Taliban retook power last year.

WEKU

At Least 1,000 Killed in Afghan Quake, with Fear Toll Will Rise

Desperate rescuers battled against the clock Thursday under pouring rain to pull survivors from the rubble after a powerful quake struck a mountainous border region of Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000 people. The 5.9-magnitude quake struck hardest in the rugged east, where people already lead hardscrabble lives in the grip…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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S.Korea to provide $1 million in humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit Afghanistan

South Korea plans to provide $1 million in humanitarian assistance to victims of an earthquake in Afghanistan that killed 1,000 people, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters

What do we know about the Afghanistan earthquake and why is the region so vulnerable?

More than 1,000 people have been killed after a powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Afghanistan on Wednesday. Here's what we know about the disaster, the region's vulnerability and the Taliban's response.

ABC News

Japan to provide necessary aid for Afghanistan after earthquake - govt spokesperson

The Japanese government plans to provide assistance to Afghanistan, a government spokesperson said on Thursday, after an earthquake there killed at least 1,000 people.

Reuters

Afghanistan earthquake: Taliban appeal for more aid as death toll set to mount

The hardline Islamist leadership says help needs to be ‘scaled up’ after the quake devastated towns and villages in the country’s mountainous east

The Guardian - UK

Vic quarantine site could house refugees

Refugees fleeing Afghanistan and Ukraine could be settled at a quarantine centre in Melbourne's north, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says.

AAP

Deadly Afghanistan quake hits nation already reeling from economic, hunger crises

"We count on the international community to help support the hundreds of families hit by this latest disaster," the UN said.

Axios

The Loop: Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake rises, more Swimming Championship medals for Australia, Amazon reveals new plans for Alexa

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The Independent UK

Afghan aid auditor accuses State, USAID of withholding info

The independent watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan is accusing the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development of illegally withholding information about the American withdrawal from the country

Reuters

U.S. not aware of assistance request from Taliban after quake, expects talks ahead

The U.S. State Department said it was not aware of any request for American assistance from Afghanistan's Taliban government after an earthquake there on Wednesday that killed at least 1,000 people.

The Guardian - UK

Isolated Afghanistan may face struggle for aid after earthquake

Analysis: humanitarian appeals for Taliban-ruled country have had poor responses and there are sanctions complications

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1079: Maharashtra assembly crisis, UP government on bulldozer action

Yusra Hasan brings you the news from Maharashtra, the Supreme Court, Jammu and Kashmir and Afghanistan.

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Tribune News Service

Worst natural disaster in eight years kills 1,000 in Afghanistan

At least 1,000 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after a powerful earthquake hit southeastern Afghanistan overnight, setting off a new humanitarian crisis in a country already facing a crumbling economy and hunger.

Tribune News Service

Death toll from powerful Afghanistan earthquake rises to 920

At least 920 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after a powerful earthquake hit southeastern Afghanistan overnight, a top official from the country’s Disaster Management Authority said.

Al Jazeera

Timeline: Deadly earthquakes in Afghanistan

The country has a long history of powerful tremors that have caused fatalities.

The Independent UK

Newham ‘murder’: Man charged after builder who came to UK from Afghanistan ‘to be safe’ stabbed to death

Moosakhan Nasiri, 20, travelled to London after his mother, father and brother were killed by the Taliban, cousin says

The Independent UK

Newham murder: Man charged after builder who came to UK from Afghanistan ‘to be safe’ stabbed to death

Moosakhan Nasiri, 20, travelled to London after his mother, father and brother were killed by the Taliban, cousin says

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan earthquake latest: Hundreds killed in major tremor

Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in 20 years injures 1,500 people in the remote provinces of Paktika and Khost.

Reuters

Quake in Afghanistan is its deadliest in two decades

Afghanistan's deadliest earthquake in two decades killed at least 920 people near the southeastern city of Khost on Wednesday, officials have said.

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