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Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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September 11, 2025 Humanitarian aid
Following the recent earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a UN agency, is scaling up its aid. IOM is urgently appealing for $16.8 million to help 134,000 people affected, many of whom have been forced to flee their homes.
People need shelter, tents, blankets and basic necessities. The population needs medical care, psychosocial support, as well as access to clean water and hygiene. Women and girls are at increased risk in the current situation, including due to the lack of privacy.
"Families have lost everything and are now forced to sleep in the open, without shelter, food or clean water," said IOM Deputy Director General Ugochi Daniels.
"As winter approaches, their situation will only get worse unless they receive urgent support," he added.
Afghanistan already faces numerous challenges, including the return of more than 1.7 million Afghans from Iran and Pakistan in 2025 and an economic crisis. Without the necessary funding for operations in Afghanistan, millions of people will be left without support.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake on August 31 caused significant damage to the country. A second magnitude 6.2 quake followed on September 4, causing more damage and triggering rockfalls that blocked key roads.
Families have lost everything and are now forced to sleep in the open, without shelter, food or clean water.
As of September 9, IOM and its partners estimate that more than 2,100 people have been killed, 3,600 injured and almost half a million people affected. Around 7,000 homes have been destroyed. The provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar and parts of Laghman have been hit the hardest.
IOM and partner staff have visited more than 80 villages in 10 affected districts. Despite blocked roads and damaged infrastructure, IOM has provided emergency assistance to nearly 2,000 families in Nangarhar and Kunar, and will soon send humanitarian convoys to the disaster area to help nearly 3,000 more families.
Mobile medical teams treated more than 1,200 people, including those who were injured. Patients requiring further care were referred to hospitals, and nearly 120 people received psychosocial support.
The affected provinces are home to some 3.7 million people, including nearly 800,000 internally displaced people and Afghan returnees, many of whom are already living in dire conditions, according to the IOM. Continued assistance will be critical as winter sets in.
IOM calls on donors to urgently provide funding to strengthen the response to support Afghans in the difficult months ahead.
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