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Funds frozen in US: Quake-hit Afghanistan faces disease outbreak
Jun 26, 2022 08:39Afghan health officials say thousands affected by a deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan are in need of clean water and food and are at risk of disease.
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Taliban government calls for release of Afghanistan’s frozen funds after deadly quake
Jun 26, 2022 02:52Afghanistan's Taliban government has called on foreign governments to roll back sanctions imposed on Kabul and unfreeze the country’s central bank assets following the earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people and left thousands homeless.
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West provides 'endless money' for Ukraine but no aid to Afghans, says EU lawmaker
Jun 25, 2022 09:55An EU parliament member has criticized the West over its massive financial support for Ukraine while failing to provide humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Afghanistan.
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Neighbors First: Iran pledges continued support to quake-hit Afghanistan
Jun 25, 2022 01:11Iran’s foreign minister on Friday said the country is prepared to provide more medical assistance to Afghanistan in the wake of the devastating earthquake that has killed over 1,150 people and caused incalculable collateral damage.
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Afghan earthquake: Kabul appeals for emergency medical aid for survivors
Jun 24, 2022 10:12With the death toll from a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan rising, the Taliban have appealed to the international community for help, saying the crisis-stricken country lacks sufficient medicine and equipment to treat the wounded.
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Iran urges Afghanistan to commit to 1973 water treaty
Jun 24, 2022 06:53The Iranian Energy Ministry has asked Afghanistan to commit to a major water treaty signed between the two countries nearly half a century ago as the Ministry insists the Taliban-led government in Kabul needs to do more to implement the terms of the agreement.
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Iran envoy: Afghanistan’s assets belong to its people, their release should not be politicized
Jun 24, 2022 01:28Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations says Afghanistan’s assets seized in the United States belong to the Afghan people and their release should not be politicized as the war-ravaged country is facing abject humanitarian crisis.
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Afghan villagers mourn dead amid earthquake rubble
Jun 23, 2022 09:34Villagers mourned the dead and took stock of the damage caused by a massive earthquake in Afghanistan which has killed at least 1000, local media reported on Thursday, June 23.
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Taliban urge US to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets after quake
Jun 23, 2022 03:31The Taliban have urged the United States to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets after a powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region in the east of the impoverished country.
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Afghan earthquake: Iran sends two aid shipments as death toll crosses 1,000
Jun 22, 2022 10:14Following the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday, which has so far claimed more than 1,000 lives, Iran expressed condolences and pledged full support to the neighboring country.