Afghanistan

A photo is gaining traction on Twitter, which shows a dog standing amidst destroyed homes in Afghanistan. It has been posted by Samira SR and shows the scene after a devastating earthquake.

India delivered the second consignment of relief assistance on Friday to support the people of Afghanistan badly affected by the earthquake that struck this week in the eastern part of the country.

India expressed its deepest condolences to the victims and their families who were impacted by the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan and vowed to provide assistance and support in this hour of need.

Desperate rescuers battled against the clock and heavy rain Thursday to reach cut-off areas in eastern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and left thousands more homeless.

Afghanistan Earthquake: 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.

Bibi Hawa's face is distorted by tears as she tries to grasp her predicament from a hospital bed in Sharan, capital of Afghanistan's Paktika province.

Expressing anguish at the loss of lives and devastation caused by an earthquake in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that India is ready to provide all possible disaster relief material at the earliest.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 in Afghanistan killed at least 920 people in the wee hours of Wednesday.

The death count from an overnight earthquake in Afghanistan has reached at least 1,000, an official from one of the worst-hit provinces said Wednesday.

The death count from an overnight earthquake in Afghanistan has risen to at least 920, the country's deputy minister for disaster management said Wednesday.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed 950 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday, disaster management officials said, with more than 600 injured and the count expected to grow as information trickles in from remote mountain villages.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan in the wee hours of Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS, on Tuesday condemned the terrorist attack on a gurdwara in Afghanistan's Kabul, saying it was an unpardonable crime committed by people plagued with communal frenzy and is unacceptable in a civilised society.

Over 150 Sikhs who were staying in a gurudwara in Kabul that was struck by terrorists on Saturday have been desperately waiting for visas to move to India ever since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, according to a top shrine official.

The UN mission to Afghanistan reported scores of people were killed and wounded in an attack on a busy market in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, although Taliban officials said they could only confirm 10 people had been wounded.

A photo is gaining traction on Twitter, which shows a dog standing amidst destroyed homes in Afghanistan. It has been posted by Samira SR and shows the scene after a devastating earthquake.

India delivered the second consignment of relief assistance on Friday to support the people of Afghanistan badly affected by the earthquake that struck this week in the eastern part of the country.

India expressed its deepest condolences to the victims and their families who were impacted by the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan and vowed to provide assistance and support in this hour of need.

Desperate rescuers battled against the clock and heavy rain Thursday to reach cut-off areas in eastern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and left thousands more homeless.

Afghanistan Earthquake: 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.

Bibi Hawa's face is distorted by tears as she tries to grasp her predicament from a hospital bed in Sharan, capital of Afghanistan's Paktika province.

Expressing anguish at the loss of lives and devastation caused by an earthquake in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that India is ready to provide all possible disaster relief material at the earliest.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 in Afghanistan killed at least 920 people in the wee hours of Wednesday.

The death count from an overnight earthquake in Afghanistan has reached at least 1,000, an official from one of the worst-hit provinces said Wednesday.

The death count from an overnight earthquake in Afghanistan has risen to at least 920, the country's deputy minister for disaster management said Wednesday.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed 950 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday, disaster management officials said, with more than 600 injured and the count expected to grow as information trickles in from remote mountain villages.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan in the wee hours of Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS, on Tuesday condemned the terrorist attack on a gurdwara in Afghanistan's Kabul, saying it was an unpardonable crime committed by people plagued with communal frenzy and is unacceptable in a civilised society.

Over 150 Sikhs who were staying in a gurudwara in Kabul that was struck by terrorists on Saturday have been desperately waiting for visas to move to India ever since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, according to a top shrine official.

The UN mission to Afghanistan reported scores of people were killed and wounded in an attack on a busy market in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, although Taliban officials said they could only confirm 10 people had been wounded.