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UN announces $140 million in aid as officials assess damage from deadly Afghan earthquake

(28 Sep 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: NO ACCESS AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATED PRESS - NO ACCESS AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL Kunar Province, Afghanistan - 27 September 2025 1. Various of helicopter carrying the Deputy Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), along with a six-member delegation to visit earthquake-affected areas in Kunar province 2. Various of area from above, tents 3. UNAMA delegation arriving in Kunar province 4. Various of UNAMA delegation meeting with Taliban leaders and affected families in the Dewa Gal area of Kunar province and being shown damaged houses 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Indrika Ratwatte, Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA): “The UN partners right now our going to be looking at the next phase, while simultaneously carrying out the lifesaving assistance. So this is where we are at this point time of time. The United Nation has appealed for 140 million dollars in assistance to support the activities going here from September to December.” 6. UNAMA delegation near destroyed houses 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Indrika Ratwatte, Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA): “The international community must recognise that Afghanistan is facing another crisis of an earthquake on top of the drought, on top of two million Afghan refugees who have come back from Iran and Pakistan. So, this is indeed shocks upon shocks, exacerbating the vulnerabilities of Afghan communities. Your solidarity, your support with the people of Afghanistan at this point of time remains crucial.” 8. Pan left of Afghan women walking past destroyed house after earthquake 9. Pan of earthquake victims' camp in the Dewa Gal area of Kunar province 10. Mid of tent 11. Various of Jamsher (no other name given), resident of Chowki district in Kunar province, who lost three members of his family in earthquake 12. Close of children 13. SOUNDBITE (Pashto) Jamsher (no other name given), earthquake victim: “We have nothing. We have no houses, we have no place to live, we cannot afford to build a house. We have a shelter problem, living in tents is very difficult.” 14. Elderly man injured in earthquake, receiving treatment at mosque 15. Young boy carrying his household goods to tent 16. Men and boys praying in front of mosque at Dewa Gal area of Kunar province STORYLINE: A delegation from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), visited earthquake-affected areas in Kunar Province on Saturday, meeting with Taliban officials and families affected by the quake. Indrika Ratwatte, UNAMA Deputy head for Afghanistan, said in an interview with The Associated Press that United Nations (UN) partners were "looking at the next phase, while simultaneously carrying out the lifesaving assistance." "This is indeed shocks upon shocks, exacerbating the vulnerabilities of Afghan communities,” he said. The UN said aid workers were still working to remove rubble and rebuild after the devastating earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan last month, killing at least 2,200 people and cutting off remote areas. The magnitude 6.0 quake on Aug. 31 was shallow, destroying or causing extensive damage to low-rise buildings in the mountainous region. It hit late at night, and homes - mostly made of mud, wood, or rocks - collapsed instantly, becoming death traps. According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Health, the official death in all three provinces hit by the quake has reached 2,210. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...