Amnesty International on Monday called for urgent humanitarian assistance to address the escalating crisis following the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on August 31.

Entire villages were destroyed across Kunar, Nangarhar, and Lagham provinces, leaving thousands dead or injured and countless families without shelter. In a statement , Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, expressed “deepest condolences to the families who have lost loved ones in the devastating earthquake” and urged Taliban authorities to ensure “immediate and unhindered access to humanitarian organizations.”

Amnesty stressed that relief must be distributed without discrimination, prioritizing those most at risk, including women, children, older people,

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