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Afghanistan earthquakes: Taliban interference in aid efforts is affecting disaster response

Over 1,000 people are thought to have been killed in the latest earthquake to hit Afghanistan. Humanitarian aid agencies are scrambling to help the affected villages. But the realities of Taliban rule are starting to have an impact on the ground, as relations between the authorities and NGOs fray.

The Conversation

Herat hospital at breaking point as earthquake victims keep coming

Casualties from levelled villages in Afghanistan’s quake-stricken province look for help from a health system already stretched too thin

The Guardian - UK

Afghanistan earthquake: Over 90% of people killed were women and children, says UN

Women and children were more likely to have been at home when the quake struck in the morning, said a UN spokesperson

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Pakistan's pagan Kalash tribe targeted by Taliban

North-western Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan, is home to a secluded tribe: the Kalash people. The pagan tribe are Pakistan's last polytheistic community, who have avoided mass Islamisation. But lately they have become the target of attacks from the Pakistani Taliban, who are now based in Afghanistan. Our correspondents…

France 24

World 'should not recognise' Taliban, son of slain Afghan commander Massoud says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the son of slain Afghan resistance hero Ahmad Shah Massoud warned that the international community "should not recognise" the Taliban, two years after their return to power. Ahmad Massoud said that without "internal legitimacy, the international community should stop themselves from giving recognition to…

France 24

More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says

U.N. officials say more than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan were women and children

The Independent UK

Fears of more casualties as further earthquakes hit Afghanistan

Hospitals are at capacity since the quakes occurred around the city of Herat, and the Taliban are ill-equipped to respond effectively

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Afghanistan hit by second strong quake days after first killed more than 2,000

Another strong earthquake shook part of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and flattened whole villages.

France 24

Australia sends aid to Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Australia is sending aid to Afghanistan to help humanitarian efforts after earthquakes struck the country last week, killing and injuring thousands of people.

AAP

Four British men freed by Taliban after being held in Afghanistan

The men were all detained over allegedly breaking the country’s laws earlier this year

The Guardian - UK

Afghan earthquake rescue mission faces race against time

Many remain buried after Saturday’s earthquake in Afghanistan, as rescue teams intensify efforts to dig out survivors.

Al Jazeera

An Indian in quake-hit Afghanistan cries for help, wants to ‘come back home’

Afghan quake kills 2,000; Indian woman Asma, husband and daughter flee home in fear. Asma called Indian embassy in Kabul for help. She married Afghan man in India and they lived happily until Taliban overthrew govt. Asma, family living in tent, out of money & scared of tremors. Hopes Indian…

The Hindu

Four British men freed by Taliban after being detained in Afghanistan

The UK Foreign Office said it welcomes the release of the men, who were detained over allegedly breaking the country’s laws.

The Independent UK

Four UK Nationals Released From Afghan Prison

Detained British citizens freed after unspecified charges; UK government welcomes release

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The Independent UK

Afghans still hope to find survivors from quake that killed over 2,000 in western Herat province

Afghan rescuers and villagers are still digging through rubble in western Herat province, three days after one of the deadliest earthquakes in the region left more than 2,000 dead

Zenger

Massive Destruction As Earthquakes Rock Herat, Afghanistan

Over 2,000 killed, 1,240 wounded in devastating earthquakes in Afghanistan's Herat province

The Guardian - UK

SAS troops ‘executed Afghan males of fighting age’, inquiry hears

Counsel to London inquiry into 80 civilian deaths focuses on British operations in Helmand province between 2010 and 2013

The Independent UK

The seven key night raids at the centre of the Afghanistan inquiry

UK special forces have been accused of killing ‘innocent civilians’ during the conflict.

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The Guardian - UK

Afghan earthquake survivors sleep amid rubble as death toll nears 3,000

People spend second night in ruined villages where desperate search for loved ones is continuing

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: IDF decries surprise Hamas attack as ‘worst day in Israeli history’

IDF says conflict ‘could be a 9/11 and a Pearl Harbor wrapped into one’ as Supernova festival-goers describe attack

The Independent UK

Senior Taliban officials visit villages struck by earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people

A senior Taliban delegation is visiting western Afghanistan's Herat province in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people and flattened entire villages

The Guardian - UK

Inquiry to open into claims British soldiers summarily killed 80 Afghans

Public inquiry into alleged actions of SAS units to begin amid victims’ families pleas for truth to be uncovered

Al Jazeera

People in quake-hit Afghanistan use shovels, bare hands to pull out victims

More than 2,000 dead as search continues for those trapped under debris after magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits the nation.

The Guardian - UK

Afghanistan earthquake has killed more than 2,400, Taliban say

Magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck near Herat on Saturday, injuring more than 10,000 and destroying hundreds of houses

The Independent UK

Earthquakes kill over 2,000 in Afghanistan. People are freeing the dead and injured with their hands

A Taliban government spokesperson says the death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has jumped to more than 2,000

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