Ladbible X Whatsapp
  • iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
The Taliban Begs For Humanitarian Aid After Hundreds Are Killed In Afghanistan Earthquake

Home> News

Published 03:07 23 Jun 2022 GMT+1

The Taliban Begs For Humanitarian Aid After Hundreds Are Killed In Afghanistan Earthquake

More than 1,000 people have been killed and at least 1,500 injured in Afghanistan by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake.

Jayden Collins

Jayden Collins

Taliban officials have pleaded for international assistance in the wake of the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Wednesday (June 22). 

More than 1,000 people have been killed and at least have been 1,500 injured in Afghanistan, with the toll expected to grow as more information comes in from remote villages.

The southeastern province of Paktika has been worst-hit, with 255 people killed and more than 200 injured. The United Nations is scrambling to provide emergency shelter and aid to the area.

Xinhua / Alamy.

Advert

The disaster signals a new test for the rulers of Afghanistan, who had already been struggling with a large-scale humanitarian crisis since taking control of the country.

The Taliban takeover following the withdrawal of US troops nearly 10 months ago led to The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund cutting off finance to the country, and other nations have shunned its leadership.

However, the Taliban’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzadah, who has rarely appeared publicly, appealed to humanitarian organisations ‘to help the Afghan people affected by this great tragedy and spare no effort'.

Neighbouring countries Pakistan and Iran have been the first to offer humanitarian aid, with food and medicine being sent to the country.

Meanwhile, senior Taliban official Qahar Balkhi has admitted the government was ‘financially unable to assist the people to the extent that is needed’.

Advert

He added: “The assistance needs to be scaled up to a very large extent because this is a devastating earthquake which hasn't been experienced in decades."

According to the UN’s deputy special representative to Afghanistan Ramiz Alakbarov, via ABC News, at least 2,000 homes have been destroyed with each household having at least seven or eight people living in it.

Mr Alakabrov says the Taliban has not formally requested the UN help with search and rescue teams, nor asked to obtain equipment from neighbouring countries.

However, they have allowed UN agencies to give them full access to the area.

Advert

According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (ESMC), the earthquake was felt for 500 kilometres by people in Pakistan and India. 

A survivor named Shabir told the BBC: “There was a rumbling and my bed began to shake.

"The ceiling fell down. I was trapped, but I could see the sky. My shoulder was dislocated, my head was hurt but I got out.

"I am sure that seven or nine people from my family, who were in the same room as me, are dead".

Featured Image Credit: REUTERS / Alamy. Xinhua / Alamy.

Topics: News

Jayden Collins
Jayden Collins

Jayden Collins is a Journalist at LADbible. He has worked across multiple media platforms in areas such as sport, music, pop culture, entertainment and politics. He is part of the editorial team for LADbible Australia.

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

16 hours ago
17 hours ago
  • 16 hours ago

    Doctor shows how much medicine costs in the US compared to the UK and Australia with shocking results

    Not all healthcare systems were created equal

    News
  • 16 hours ago

    Grim searches prosecutors say alleged killer made before he 'poisoned wife's protein shakes'

    Jurors will also be shown a video of the two arguing shortly before her death

    News
  • 17 hours ago

    Police preparing for 'Trump visit to UK' as protesters vow an ‘even bigger’ response than last time he came

    The US president is unlikely to get a warm welcome

    News
  • 17 hours ago

    People raise concerns over worrying 'food noise' after using Mounjaro weight loss jabs

    Experts have revealed how to stop food noise with Mounjaro

    News
  • British tourist and friend killed by charging elephant on safari in Zambia
  • Man killed in Newcastle explosion named after tributes pour in for ‘best dad in the world’
  • Everything we know as woman, 20, is brutally killed on superyacht in ‘billionaire’s playground’
  • Man had chilling vision 10 days in a row before plane crash that saw 273 people killed