Tag: afghanistan earthquake
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Taliban claim an agreement is reached with US envoys on a prisoner swap as they seek better ties
The Taliban says that they’ve reached agreement with U.S. envoys on an exchange of prisoners as part of an effort to normalize relations between the United States and Afghanistan
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UN issues emergency funding appeal to help survivors of devastating Afghan earthquake
The United Nations is issuing an emergency appeal for nearly $140 million in desperately needed funding to help nearly half a million people affected by the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan
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Afghanistan quake destroyed 5,230 homes in 49 villages — but the UN hasn’t gotten to 362 others
An initial United Nations assessment of the impact of Afghanistan’s recent deadly earthquake has found that 5,230 homes were destroyed and 672 were damaged in 49 villages — but the U.N. hasn’t been able to get to the vast majority of the remote villages