A deep

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measuring

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() 6.2 struck southeastern

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

on 22 June 2022 at 01:24:36 AFT (on 21 June 2022 at 20:54:36 UTC). It affected the

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Paktika Paktika (Pashto/Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktika has a population of about 789,000, mostly ethnic Pashtuns. The town of Sharana ...

and

Khost Khōst ( ps, خوست) is the capital of Khost Province in Afghanistan. It is the largest city in the southeastern part of the country, and also the largest in the region of Loya Paktia. To the south and east of Khost lie Waziristan and Kurram ...

, and parts of

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

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. It was felt over away by at least 119 million people, including in Pakistan's

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and in parts of

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and

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. According to the

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(USGS), the earthquake had a maximum

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of VIII (''Severe''). At least 1,163 people died and more than 6,000 others were injured throughout eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan, making it the deadliest earthquake of 2022 and the deadliest in Afghanistan since 1998. At least 10,000 homes had collapsed or were severely damaged. The earthquake was very destructive relative to its magnitude due to its shallow

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underneath a densely populated area prone to

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s, in which low-quality buildings made of wood and mud are not earthquake-resistant. Gayan and Barmal

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of Paktika Province were the most affected, with at least 238 and 500 deaths, respectively. In Gayan, approximately 1,800 homes, or 70 percent of the district's homes, were destroyed. Three days later, a magnitude 4.2

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killed five people and wounded 11 more in Gayan District.

Earthquake

More than 7,000 people in Afghanistan have been killed by earthquakes in the past decade, averaging 560 deaths a year. A major earthquake in 2015 in northeast Afghanistan killed more than 200 people in the country and neighboring Pakistan. In 2008, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in western Pakistan killed 166 people and destroyed several villages from triggered

s. Earlier earthquakes in 2002 and in 1998 killed over a thousand and about 4,700 people respectively.

Tectonic setting

Much of Afghanistan is situated in a broad zone of continental deformation within the

Eurasian Plate The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate that includes most of the continent of Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the traditional continents of Europe and Asia), with the notable exceptions of the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent and ...

. Seismic activity in Afghanistan is influenced by the

subduction Subduction is a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries. Where the oceanic lithosphere of a tectonic plate converges with the less dense lithosphere of a second plate, the ...

of the

Arabian Plate The Arabian Plate is a minor tectonic plate in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres. It is one of the three continental plates (along with the African and the Indian Plates) that have been moving northward in geological history and collidin ...

to the west and the

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of the

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in the east. The subduction rate of the Indian Plate along the continental convergent boundary is estimated to be 39 mm/yr or higher.

Transpression In geology, transpression is a type of strike-slip deformation that deviates from simple shear because of a simultaneous component of shortening perpendicular to the fault plane. This movement ends up resulting in oblique shear. It is generally v ...

due to the plates interacting is associated with high

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within the shallow crust. Seismicity is detectable to a depth of beneath Afghanistan due to plate subduction. These earthquakes beneath the

Hindu Kush The Hindu Kush is an mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and western Afghanistan, Quote: "The Hindu Kush mountains run along the Afghan border with the North-West Frontier Provinc ...

are the result of movement on faults accommodating detachment of the subducted crust. Within the shallow crust, the

Chaman Fault The Chaman Fault is a major, active geological fault in Pakistan and Afghanistan that runs for over 850 km.

represents a major

transform fault A transform fault or transform boundary, is a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal. It ends abruptly where it connects to another plate boundary, either another transform, a spreading ridge, or a subductio ...

associated with large shallow earthquakes that forms the

transpression In geology, transpression is a type of strike-slip deformation that deviates from simple shear because of a simultaneous component of shortening perpendicular to the fault plane. This movement ends up resulting in oblique shear. It is generally v ...

al boundary between the Eurasian and Indian Plates. This zone consists of seismically active

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and

strike-slip fault In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements. Large faults within Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic ...

s that have accommodated crustal deformation since the beginning of the formation of the

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. Seismicity is also recorded beneath the

Sulaiman Range The Sulaiman Mountains, also known as Kōh-e Sulaymān ( Balochi/Urdu/ fa, ; "Mountains of Solomon") or Da Kasē Ghrūna ( ps, د كسې غرونه; "Mountains of Kasi"), are a north–south extension of the southern Hindu Kush mountain system i ...

and

Spīn Ghar The Spīn GharSafīd Mountain Range
in

. These earthquakes tend to display strike-slip faulting due to its abundance and high deformation rate.

Characteristics

The USGS recorded the shock as 6.0 at depth. It released an energy yield equivalent to 475,000 tons of

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—37 times more powerful that the

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dropped over

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. The

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(EMSC) reported the magnitude as 5.9 . Meanwhile, the Global Centroid Moment Tensor recorded the event as 6.2 at depth. India's

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recorded the event as M 6.1 at depth. The earthquake was the result of shallow

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. According to the USGS, it occurred along either a northeast-striking left-lateral fault or northwest-striking right-lateral fault. The GEOSCOPE Observatory reported the earthquake at a magnitude of 6.2 at a depth of , and proposed two fault solutions. The first was a south-southwest–north-northeast striking, 70° west–northwest dipping left-lateral fault. A second solution is on a west-northwest–east-southeast trending, near-vertical, right-lateral fault. Preliminary

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observations by

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suggest the earthquake produced up to of line-of-sight displacement along the eastern side of the north-northeast–south-southwest trending North Waziristan-Bannu

thrust fault A thrust fault is a break in the Earth's crust, across which older rocks are pushed above younger rocks. Thrust geometry and nomenclature Reverse faults A thrust fault is a type of reverse fault that has a dip of 45 degrees or less. If ...

zone, south of the epicenter. An analysis of data by

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also found landslides immediately around, and south of the epicenter. A collaboration between the IREA CNR and the

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indicate the earthquake produced coseismic slip greater than at depth along a fault with a

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of 212°, dip of 56°, and rake of 36°. It had a

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corresponding to oblique-reverse faulting. A finite fault model by the USGS indicate the earthquake produced up to of coseismic slip at between and beneath the surface. Most of the

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was confined to a × area along the fault.

Aftershocks

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One hour after the mainshock, a magnitude 4.5

occurred south of the mainshock epicenter. On 24 June, another aftershock measuring 4.3 was recorded. Three days later, a magnitude 4.2 aftershock killed five people and wounded 11 more in

Gayan District Gayan District ( ps, ګيان ولسوالۍ, prs, ولسوالی گیان) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The estimated population in 2019 was 46,977 people. The district is within the heartland of the Zadran tribe of Pashtuns. ...

of Paktika, Afghanistan. The strongest aftershock occurred on 18 July, measuring 5.1. It was centred in

Zerok District Zerok District ( ps, زېړوک ولسوالۍ), also spelled Zirok, is a district of Paktika Province that once was a part of Paktia, Afghanistan. The main town is Zerok located on the main Khost-Urgun road. Zerok is a remote district of P ...

Paktika Province Paktika (Pashto/Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktika has a population of about 789,000, mostly ethnic Pashtuns. The town of Sharana ...

. Seven hours later, a 4.3 aftershock was recorded with an epicenter to the south of the previous event. The magnitude 5.1 aftershock injured at least 44 people and destroyed 600 homes which had been previously damaged by prior earthquakes. A spokesman for Afghanistan's Disaster Management Ministry said that fewer casualties were expected as it occurred during the day, unlike the mainshock which struck at night. Mohammad Amin Huzaifa, a provincial government spokesman, said that Paktika experienced more 30 aftershocks. On August 23, a magnitude 4.6 aftershock caused several houses previously damaged by the mainshock in the Gayan District to collapse. On 22 August, a magnitude 4.6 aftershock struck at a depth of .

Intensity

A maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe'') was estimated by the USGS. According to the USGS'

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service, there was a 35 percent probability of shaking-related fatalities between 100 and 1,000. The service also stated that the disaster was potentially widespread. Approximately 13,000 people were within the zone of intensity VIII, and 30,000 people were exposed to VII (''Very strong'') shaking. Intensity VII shaking was felt in Paktika's Gayan District, while intensity V–VI (''Moderate–Strong'') was felt in the Barmal District. Light shaking was felt in the Afghan capital

Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...

and Pakistani cities such as

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...

and

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. The earthquake was also felt in parts of

and

Impact

Afghanistan

The earthquake resulted in at least 1,150 deaths, including 155 children, 6,000 injuries and over 360,000 others affected. The United Nations (UN) cited a death toll of 1,039 and 2,949 people were injured. It is the deadliest earthquake in Afghanistan since

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. A total of 10,000 homes were partially or totally destroyed. Poor construction practices and building materials contributed to the high death toll.

Seismologist Seismology (; from Ancient Greek σεισμός (''seismós'') meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (''-logía'') meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other ...

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said that the earthquake was destructive due to its shallow depth of focus and

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in a densely populated,

-risk area where buildings are not designed to withstand ground shaking. In addition, weeks of heavy rains prior to the earthquake had weakened the structural integrity of homes. The head of a

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said that the death toll was expected to rise as the earthquake affected a region far from

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and occurred at night, when most people were sleeping in their homes. Adding to the death toll was the fact that the average household size was 20. June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake damage 6

June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake damage 6

More than 25 villages were nearly decimated. Schools, hospitals, homes and mosques collapsed. Among the 1,100 fatalities, 738 were from

, 381 others in

Paktia Paktia (Pashto/Dari: – ''Paktyā'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly 6 ...

, 40 in

and five in Nangarhar. However, it is unclear if these figures were confirmed by the government or if there were more unrecorded deaths. In Paktika Province, 26 members of a family died when their home collapsed, while another family lost 22 members in

Sharana Sharana ( ps, ښرنه) or Sharan ( fa, شاران) is the capital of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It is located at an altitude of 2,200 meters. Its population was estimated to be 2,200 in 2006. The city of Sharana has a population of 15,651 ( ...

. In

Urgun Urgun ( ps, ارګون) is the main town of the Urgun District of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. With an estimated population of 10,665, In

, approximately 1,800 homes, or 70 percent of the district's homes, were destroyed, and 238 people were killed there, with 393 others injured. In

Barmal District Barmal District ( ps, برمل ولسوالۍ, prs, ولسوالی برمل) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It shares a border with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, Pakistan. The Angur Ada is the official border checkpoint a ...

, at least 500 people died, with a thousand others injured. Sixty-six schools were destroyed, 76 students were killed, and 149 more were injured across Gayan, Nika, Barmal and

Zerok Zēṛōk ( ps, زېړوک) is the main town of Zerok District in Paktika Province, Afghanistan.Khost Province Khost (Pashto/Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southeastern part of the country. Khost consists of thirteen districts and the city of Khost serves as the capital of the province. To the east, Khost Province is bord ...

, at least 600 homes were obliterated. In the small village of Gayan, one of the worst affected, the local clinic with the capacity of five patients was heavily damaged. Of the 500 patients admitted, 200 died. Thirty Pakistani

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, who had shifted across the border to Afghanistan while Operation Zarb-i-Azb was underway in North Waziristan, were among those killed in Afghanistan.

Spera District Spera District is situated in the most southwestern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. It borders with Paktia Province to the south and west, Shamal District to the north. The district is within the heartland of the Zadran tribe of Pashtuns. To ...

, closest to the epicenter, experienced the loss of 40 residents, and 95 were injured. A total of 500 homes were destroyed in the district. Many houses constructed primarily of wood and mud were razed to the ground. Heavy rain and the earthquake contributed to landslides that destroyed entire

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. A

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official later urged aid agencies to send aid to the area to prevent further catastrophe. Several apartment buildings in the affected provinces were destroyed. Landslides buried or destroying houses in Khost province.

Pakistan

In Pakistan, 10 people were killed and 25 others injured when a landslide buried a village in Khaisor,

North Waziristan District North Waziristan District ( ps, شمالي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanist ...

, affecting 600 people. Other injuries were also reported in

, and hospitals in

and

South Waziristan District South Waziristan District ( ps, سويلي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ, ur, ) was a district in Dera Ismail Khan Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before splitting in to Lower South Waziristan District and Upper South Waziristan District and ...

reserved amenities for potential patients. In Darra Pezu,

Lakki Marwat District Lakki Marwat ( ps, لکی مروت ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Bannu Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was created as an administrative district on July 1, 1992, prior to which it was a tehsil of Bannu District ...

, a man died when a roof fell on him. Another death was caused by the combined effects of the earthquake and heavy rains, resulting in another roof collapse. In Datakhel, North Waziristan, a checkpoint station collapsed, killing one soldier and injuring two. Some mud houses were also damaged. In

and

, shaking was felt, causing panic among residents.

Aftermath

Survivors who had lost their homes resorted to sleeping outdoors, although the unpredictable living conditions have made it an issue. Others were invited to reside in the homes of their families or community members. Care International staff said that most of the victims received

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and multiple wounds. The also added that injured pregnant women were at risk of

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s. The injured individuals were transported to a hospital. Displaced survivors were left without shelter, food and water as the distribution of aid was hampered. Bodies of the dead were laid on the streets overnight. Mass graves were prepared near villages to bury the dead. A tribe leader from Paktika said that many survivors and rescue workers rushed to attend to those affected. Local businesses in the area were closed as people went assist people in the area. Some survivors were reportedly trapped beneath collapsed debris. In some areas, residents faced challenges in attempting to bury bodies due to the lack of equipment. According to

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, over 118,000 children were affected, and 65 were orphaned. Many injured residents were airlifted via helicopters away from the devastated area. Helicopters also delivered medical supplies and food to the region. Survivors were rescued from the rubble without special equipment. Hospitals in the region turned away patients due to the lack of resources. Many residents remained buried beneath rubble. Several injured residents were airlifted out of the village. Medical professionals said that there was a lack of

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s and

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s in the area. A number of injured patients died on the way to hospitals due to badly damaged roads which lengthened the transportation time. While many hospitals in the affected area are overworked, there is a low inflow of patients at hospitals in Kabul. Heavily damaged roads and the distance to Kabul from the worst affected areas have prevented many patients from being transferred. Many hospitals in the capital city have the capacity to handle large patient numbers. At the

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in Kabul, only five patients arrived via a helicopter. In the Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital, no patients showed up. At

, the capital of Paktika Province, 75 people were brought for treatment. Some patients contracted other illnesses. Despite the inflow and distribution of aid, many survivors do not have adequate amounts of food and shelter. In some villages, aid have not been distributed to residents. On 25 June, the health department in Pakistan declared a

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in the district hospitals of North Waziristan, South Waziristan,

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and

Bannu Bannu ( ps, بنو, translit=banū ; ur, , translit=bannū̃, ) is a city located on the Kurram River in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the capital of Bannu Division. Bannu's residents are primarily members of the Banuchi tribe ...

. The general-director of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said hospital staff had to cancel leaves to treat critically injured patients from Afghanistan. Trucks from Pakistan also crossed into Afghanistan to bring medical equipments and critical drugs. A team of 70 health professionals from Rescue 1122 was deployed to conduct sugeries and intensive care procedures. At

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, people with minor injuries were treated at the medical camp. Patients with severe injuries were taken to Waziristan. At least 14 injured victims from Afghanistan have been transferred to Pakistan for medical treatment. At least 60 doctors in Pakistan volunteered to assist in treating the wounded. Afghan medical students studying in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also expressed interest in contributing. The UN warned of a cholera outbreak in the affected area. On August 7, there were more than 400 cases of cholera in Spera District, Khost. At least eight people; five children and three adults, died from the disease. Officials said most of the affected were women and children. The province health director said 40 mobile health teams would respond to the outbreak.

Domestic response

Helicopter response Afghanistan earthquake June 2022

The

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launched rescue operations in the country to prevent further loss of life. Rescue teams arrived via helicopters supplied by the

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. Officials said that the death toll may rise as recovery efforts are ongoing to locate more casualties. In a statement, Supreme Leader

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instructed the Ministry of Disaster Management and

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to "rush to the affected area as soon as possible", and asked for humanitarian assistance from the international community.

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, the acting

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, said that 1 billion afghanis (around ) have been allocated to attending to the needs of the affected population. He also authorized the transportation of relief items to the region. The

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brought blankets, tents and kitchen sets for affected residents. Italian medical and aid organization, ''

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'', provided seven ambulances and its staff to the area. In a flash update, the UN OCHA said that over 130 injured survivors have been taken to four hospitals. The Afghanistan

stated that five helicopters participated in evacuation efforts in Paktika. A medical party was also dispatched to Gayan District.

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said that teams of health and nutrition workers were assigned to work in the districts of Gayan and Barmal, Paktika and Spera, Khost. Care International established a mobile health station and a team consisting medical professionals to deal with first aid. The transportation of aid to the region have been disrupted by the lack of proper roadways and poor weather. Some roads were damaged due to landslides caused by the earthquake and rainfall. The government also faced difficulties in releasing updated information regarding the situation due to poor Internet reception. Pakistani military sources in

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said that there were plans to transfer the injured across the border, so medical procedures could be carried out. Bodies of the 30 tribal members killed in Afghanistan would be returned to Pakistan where they came from. The members fled Pakistan during a 2014

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. The Taliban said that search and rescue missions were 90 percent completed by the night of 22 June. On 23 June, according to the governor of Paktika Province, the missions ended after 40 hours. The ''

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'' reported that no press conference was held by the Taliban on the second day after the earthquake. A Taliban spokesman said that no additional bodies have been found beneath the rubble in Paktika Province. A spokesman for the Ministry of Disaster Management said there was a shortage in medical supplies. In late July, the Ministry of Industry and Trade supplied 240 tons of food which were provided by nine private companies.

International response

Afghanistan earthquake response, June 2022

Dealing with disasters was a struggle for Afghanistan's emergency services before the

takeover. ''

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'' reported that with many international aid organizations having fled the country after the previous government was overthrown, rescue efforts are likely to progress more slowly. It poses a challenge at the same time that Afghanistan faces flooding and an

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. Many nations have induced sanctions following the Taliban's takeover, especially in the banking sector, cutting the country from much international assistance. Humanitarian aid continues to be available from agencies such as the

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(UN). The

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for Afghanistan said that the

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(EU) is "monitoring the situation" and is ready to provide assistance. On 23 June, the EU announced that Afghanistan would receive in humanitarian aid to address urgent needs. In a statement by the UN, the funding would be implemented by active

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s in Afghanistan. A spokesman has called for aid agencies to provide supplies to victims to avoid a "humanitarian catastrophe". The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society said that the organization was ready to provide relief, medical assistance and rescue efforts to the affected parties. In Pakistan, trucks were expected to bring medicine, shelters, blankets and other relief goods across the border to Afghanistan on the orders of Prime Minister

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on the night of 22 June. Beginning 23 June, Pakistan distpatched a total of 13 trucks carrying relief materials including tents, tarpaulin, blankets and medicine for the victims in Afghanistan. The

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, announced that in assistance would be provided. Under the arrangements of the Pak-Afghan Cooperation Forum, two trucks crossed into Afghanistan from

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to deliver food rations. The

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(Kizilay) also provided food packs to 500 families. Kizilay was also working with the Foreign Ministry of Taiwan to supply “immediate relief to the victims and carry forward the spirit of humanitarian concern.” The organization also stated that the reconstruction of homes and education facilities would be part of the recuperation plan. The

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(UN OCHA) responded in a tweet that they would "be issuing a flash update later today with further details on the situation and response". The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan said that the needs of the affected were being assessed. The UN said that trauma care, shelter, non-food essentials, food, water and sanitary items were urgently needed and being distributed. A UN official said that the organization does not have the capabilities to carry out search and rescue operations. The UN made a formal request to the embassy of

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in Afghanistan to carry out the missions. The cost of an immediate response was evaluated to be about . The UN stated that preparations were ongoing to prevent a

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outbreak. The

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said that it would construct over 2,000 homes for 11,000 affected people who were currently taking refuge in temporary camps. Afghanistan earthquake survivors June 2022

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The

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offered its condolences and said that the nation was ready to provide emergency assistance to Afghanistan. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that

stood "in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan" and remained "firmly committed to provide immediate relief assistance". It dispatched 27

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s of emergency relief assistance in two flights, consisting of items like

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s and

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s. At the

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briefing on the disaster, India expressed condolences and vowed support, but also warned against "any possible diversion of funds and misuse of exemptions from sanctions". A technical team from India also arrived at Kabul to coordinate the distribution of humanitarian aid.

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said that he was praying for the victims and has appealed for help to the area. An additional 10,000 tonnes of wheat was provided in an agreement with the

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, the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, said that the Japanese government is planning to coordinate relief efforts. The Japanese government pledged in emergency aid, and provided relief supplies to the region. In addition, was pledged to develop Afghanistan's agriculture industry. South Korea's foreign affairs ministry said that worth of humanitarian aid would be provided. The

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appealed for in funding. Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it would contribute to the appeal. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it would donate for homes to be rebuilt. The ministry added that due to the nature of the disaster and physical challenges, no rescue personnel would be involved in rescue and recovery efforts. The Afghan community in Australia took to social media to appeal for funding. Over was raised within a few hours of the appeal. Wahidullah Waissi, the ambassador of Afghanistan to Australia, said that the Australian government should "donate generously". The Australian government said that it pledges to donate .

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, Australia's Foreign Minister, said that this was part of the Australia pledged to Afghanistan since September 2021. Two Iranian aircraft arrived at

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carrying aid, including food, tents and carpets to be distributed. A third consignment of humanitarian aid was flown into Kabul the following day. Turkish NGO IHH distributed food, blankets and tents to 1,560 survivors in Paktika Province.

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provided worth of emergency relief. At an

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meeting on 23 June, aid chief

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said that the Taliban was hindering with the transportation of aid. According to the UN, millions of aid dollars could not be transferred due to the de-risking measures taken by Afghanistan's banking system. The UN launched a system to swap aid dollars in exchange for the local currency in a response to the failing economy and to avoid Taliban leaders. The

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(UAE) provided 30 metric tonnes of relief on the instructions of UAE President

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. On 3 July, the nation provided an additional 16 metric tonnes of medical equipments. Three aircraft carrying a

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, 75 beds and two operating halls arrived in Khost.

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started a aid to help survivors. The group said that , each, would be distributed to between 500 and 700 families. The UN said that was allocated by the

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to help victims. China's

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said it would deliver worth of humanitarian relief for the victims. Six

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transport aircraft arrived in Kabul on 28 June to deliver 105 tonnes of humanitarian aid. The ambassador of China to Afghanistan said that a total of seven Chinese aircraft would deliver supplies. The Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan also provided 18 tons of supplies and to the

. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom's government pledged to provide for immediate life-saving assistance. Twenty tonne of food and medicine was supplied by

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. An additional 74 tons of aid was provided by

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. A Pakistani

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and

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i aircraft arrived at Khost Airport to deliver more aid. The Qatari aircraft originated from

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carrying 13 tonnes of aid. IsraAid said it would deliver important medical supplies. About worth of aid was supplied by the

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and the Hungarian Ecumenical Charity, according to the foreign minister. According to the OCHA, the government of Austria pledged in aid that would be directed to aid organizations to prevent "misuse by the Taliban". On 27 June, aid agencies said that they had reached nearly all the affected areas. The deputy president of the

, Nooruddin Turabi, said that "there is not so much of a need for food or non-food items". He also added that there is enough aid given to the affected. Focus has shifted to long-term relief in the region. The most critical need was cash for survivors to purchase basic needs. June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake survivor

June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake survivor

Ten tonnes of medical stockpile supplied was sufficient for 5,400 surgeries, according to the

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(WHO). The WHO said trauma teams would arrive in Paktika to provide psychological counselling to survivors. The UN made a dire appeal for to assist over 360,000 affected people. Over half the funded money was to address displaced survivors by providing emergency shelters and non-food supplies. The other dietary and medical necessities. On 28 June, the WHO provided an additional 25 metric tonnes of medical supplies from its hub in

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for over 400,000 affected individuals. There were at least 2,750 suspected cases of acute watery diarrhoea. The WHO also supported six hospitals in the provinces of Paktika, Khost, Paktya and

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. The

(UNHCR) said tents, sheeting and blankets have been distributed to the affected. The

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delivered food to approximately 14,000 individuals. In a statement by National Security Advisor

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, the

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would be committed to supporting the people of Afghanistan. President Joe Biden has appointed

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and other relevant federal partners to evaluate the response options. The

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, said that the United States would be open to discussion but have not received any requests by the Taliban. The Taliban has repeatedly called for the United States to unfreeze its foreign assets and loosen financial sanctions to ease in the recovery process. Earlier in February 2022, an

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was released by President Joe Biden to unfreeze half of Afghanistan's in the United States. This was intended for the welfare of the Afghan people. According to USAID on 28 June in immediate humanitarian relief would be provided to address the urgent issues faced by survivors. Assistance by USAID was intended to provide basic needs to survivors, and alleviate the spread of diseases due to poor sanitation. The funding would total over in overall humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan by the United States since August 2021. On 29 June, United States government officials and the Taliban held talks to discuss the humanitarian and economical crisis. The talks were also intended to address the issue with Afghanistan's frozen foreign assets. Afghanistan's Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, along with other officials and representatives were involved in the talks. United States Special Representative Thomas West and officials from the Department of the Treasury attended the talk, which was held at

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, Qatar. In August 2022, the

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ruled out the release of frozen funds held by the Afghan Central Bank in the United States. After a recent terrorism intervention in central Kabul, killing of al Qa’ida leader

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, earlier talks with the Taliban were abandoned due to international security reasons. A number of renowned international economists and academic experts called for the United States and other nations to release the of frozen Afghan Central Bank assets because "without access to its foreign reserves, the central bank of Afghanistan cannot carry out its normal, essential functions." On August 23, the UNHCR began a project to construct 2,300 earthquake-resistant homes in Paktika's Giyan and Barmal districts, and Spera District in Khost. These homes would also be designed to adapt to winter conditions. Each family would receive

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s and a bukhāri. The Bahrain Royal Humanitarian Foundation signed an agreement with the UNHCR to increase aid. Aid was to support the housing project. The

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also established a scheme to improve healthcare, education, and water systems in the districts. On 20 December, survivors who previously stayed in tents moved into newly-constructed homes in Paktika. Local workers constructed hundreds of earthquake-resistant homes in support of the United Nations. According to the UNHCR, the homes have solar panels, independent toilets, and traditional heaters for residents during extreme winters. After the winter, the UNHCR will construct two schools and a clinic in the area. International response to the 22 June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake

International response to the 22 June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake

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