A Trump administration envoy met Taliban leaders in Kabul on Saturday to discuss improving relations and possible “investment opportunities” in Afghanistan, the group said. Newsweek has reached out to the State Department and White House for comment via email on Saturday. Why It Matters The Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in August 2021 after U.S….
Khas Kunar, Afghanistan – Stoori was pulled out from under the rubble of his house in Kunar province after it was destroyed by the magnitude 6 earthquake which struck on the night of August 31. But the guilt of not being able to save his wife haunts him. “I barely had enough time to pull…
Two moderate earthquakes struck eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. A magnitude 5.6 quake was recorded about 22 miles west-southwest of Asadabad, and a magnitude 4.5 tremor struck roughly 15 miles northeast of Jalalabad. Both were shallow quakes, according to the USGS, and followed the devastating magnitude‑6.0 tremor on Monday that killed…
Dozens Afghan commandos are being airdropped into a remote mountainous region along the eastern border with Pakistan to help in the race to rescue victims of an earthquake late last week that has claimed the lives of more than 1,400 people, according to Taliban authorities. The deadly 6.0 magnitude quake that struck the provinces of…
Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025 The United Nations has warned of an exponential rise in casualties from a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as the Taliban said the death toll had surpassed 1,400 on Tuesday, with more than 3,000 people injured. The figures provided by Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid were mainly for…
Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025 Hope is fading of finding survivors in the rubble of homes devastated by a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan over the weekend that killed more than 1,400 people, as emergency services struggle to reach remote villages. In Kunar’s Nurgal district, victims remained trapped under destroyed structures and were…
TO THE TRAGEDY. BROOKLYN BISTRO IN EAST SACRAMENTO CELEBRATING THREE YEARS IN BUSINESS. CULTURE, TO ME, IS YOUR IDENTITY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO DO THE BEST I CAN TO UPHOLD THAT, TO HONOR AFGHAN ROOTS. SUSAN AMIRI CONVERTED PART OF HER FAMILY’S RESTAURANT INTO AN AFGHAN CAFE. THE GRAND OPENING ON SUNDAY,…
STORY: Residents in parts of Afghanistan desperately searched for survivors, after one of the worst earthquakes to hit the country flattened entire villages overnight. Authorities said hundreds of people were killed and thousands more injured across Kunar, Nangarhar, Laghman and Nuristan provinces in the east and northeast. “We need urgent help,” this man said. “Our…
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan just before midnight local time on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. Several aftershocks followed. At least 800 people were killed and 2,500 were injured. The epicentre of the earthquake was at a depth of about 8km (5 miles), which seismologists…
A magnitude 6 earthquake has hit Afghanistan near its border with Pakistan. The death toll from Sunday night’s disaster has risen to more than 800 people, according to the government. Flooding and debris have hampered rescue efforts. Here is more about what happened and why Afghanistan is vulnerable to earthquakes: What happened? At 11:47pm (19:47…