{"id":1864865,"date":"2026-04-04T03:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T00:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1864865"},"modified":"2026-04-04T03:26:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T00:26:01","slug":"afghanistan-quake-women-children-struggle-to-access-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1864865","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan quake: Women, children struggle to access aid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hindu Kush region is a highly seismically active geographic location [File photo: June 2025, Kabul]Image: Mustafa Noori\/Middle East Images\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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At least eight people were killed in Kabul after an earthquake of\u00a0magnitude 5.9\u00a0rattled<\/a>\u00a0parts of northern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday,\u00a0officials said.<\/p>\n

The quake was centered in the Hindu Kush mountain range, about 150 kilometers\u00a0east of the Afghan city of Kunduz, and was felt across Afghanistan, and\u00a0in parts of Pakistan\u00a0and India.<\/p>\n

The \u200bquake was at a depth of 177 kilometers (110 miles), \u200bthe German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.<\/p>\n

Earthquake\u00a0topples homes in Afghanistan<\/span><\/h2>\n

Eight members of a family were killed, and a child was injured when a house collapsed on the outskirts of Kabul, Hafizullah Basharat, a spokesperson for the Kabul governor, said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Authorities said that a solid assessment of damage\u00a0could potentially be delayed\u00a0because of the remoteness of the epicenter of the earthquake.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Health officials across Afghanistan were placed on alert.<\/p>\n

Tremors felt in Pakistan and India<\/h2>\n

In Pakistan, the quake was felt in the cities and towns of Islamabad, Peshawar, Chitral, Swat and Shangla, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.<\/p>\n

In India, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, and Kargil also experienced the tremors,\u00a0local media reports said.<\/p>\n

Deadly earthquakes in Afghanistan<\/h2>\n

Afghanistan is prone to deadly earthquakes<\/a>. Last August, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan’s\u00a0mountainous Kunar province\u00a0killed more than 2,200 people<\/a>\u00a0and injured thousands more.<\/p>\n

In October 2023, a 6.3 magnitude quake near Herat city in western Afghanistan killed thousands of people<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Afghanistan quake: Women, children struggle to access aid<\/h2>\n

Edited by: Roshni Majumdar<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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At least eight people were killed in Kabul after an earthquake of\u00a0magnitude 5.9\u00a0rattled<\/a>\u00a0parts of northern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday,\u00a0officials said.<\/p>\n

The quake was centered in the Hindu Kush mountain range, about 150 kilometers\u00a0east of the Afghan city of Kunduz, and was felt across Afghanistan, and\u00a0in parts of Pakistan\u00a0and India.<\/p>\n

The \u200bquake was at a depth of 177 kilometers (110 miles), \u200bthe German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.<\/p>\n

Earthquake\u00a0topples homes in Afghanistan<\/span><\/h2>\n

Eight members of a family were killed, and a child was injured when a house collapsed on the outskirts of Kabul, Hafizullah Basharat, a spokesperson for the Kabul governor, said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Authorities said that a solid assessment of damage\u00a0could potentially be delayed\u00a0because of the remoteness of the epicenter of the earthquake.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Health officials across Afghanistan were placed on alert.<\/p>\n

Tremors felt in Pakistan and India<\/h2>\n

In Pakistan, the quake was felt in the cities and towns of Islamabad, Peshawar, Chitral, Swat and Shangla, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.<\/p>\n

In India, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, and Kargil also experienced the tremors,\u00a0local media reports said.<\/p>\n

Deadly earthquakes in Afghanistan<\/h2>\n

Afghanistan is prone to deadly earthquakes<\/a>. Last August, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan’s\u00a0mountainous Kunar province\u00a0killed more than 2,200 people<\/a>\u00a0and injured thousands more.<\/p>\n

In October 2023, a 6.3 magnitude quake near Herat city in western Afghanistan killed thousands of people<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Afghanistan quake: Women, children struggle to access aid<\/h2>\n

Edited by: Roshni Majumdar<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

At least eight people were killed in Kabul after an earthquake of\u00a0magnitude 5.9\u00a0rattled<\/a>\u00a0parts of northern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday,\u00a0officials said.<\/p>\n

The quake was centered in the Hindu Kush mountain range, about 150 kilometers\u00a0east of the Afghan city of Kunduz, and was felt across Afghanistan, and\u00a0in parts of Pakistan\u00a0and India.<\/p>\n

The \u200bquake was at a depth of 177 kilometers (110 miles), \u200bthe German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.<\/p>\n

Eight members of a family were killed, and a child was injured when a house collapsed on the outskirts of Kabul, Hafizullah Basharat, a spokesperson for the Kabul governor, said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Authorities said that a solid assessment of damage\u00a0could potentially be delayed\u00a0because of the remoteness of the epicenter of the earthquake.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Health officials across Afghanistan were placed on alert.<\/p>\n

In Pakistan, the quake was felt in the cities and towns of Islamabad, Peshawar, Chitral, Swat and Shangla, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.<\/p>\n

In India, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, and Kargil also experienced the tremors,\u00a0local media reports said.<\/p>\n

Afghanistan is prone to deadly earthquakes<\/a>. Last August, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan’s\u00a0mountainous Kunar province\u00a0killed more than 2,200 people<\/a>\u00a0and injured thousands more.<\/p>\n

In October 2023, a 6.3 magnitude quake near Herat city in western Afghanistan killed thousands of people<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n

Edited by: Roshni Majumdar<\/em><\/p>\n

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