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IEA’s supreme leader sends condolences to victims of Afghanistan earthquake

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Haibatullah Akhundzada on Wednesday issued his condolences to families of victims who died in the deadly earthquake in Khost and Paktika province earlier in the day.
According to a statement issued by Akhundzada, the State Ministry for Disaster Management and all relevant officials, governors and other Afghans have been “instructed to use all available means to reach the affected areas, to pull out the martyrs and the wounded from under the rubble, to transport and treat the wounded, and provide urgent assistance to homeless and vulnerable families and take necessary measures.”
He said the IEA also calls on the international community, NGOs and humanitarian organizations to help the victims.
“I was shocked to learn that last night there was a strong earthquake in Gayan, Nika, Barmal and Ziruk districts of Paktika province and Spiri district of Khost province.
“According to latest reports, about 900 of our countrymen were martyred and more than 600 were injured. Hundreds of residences have been destroyed and casualties are likely to rise,” he said.
He said the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) deeply extends its condolences to the families of the victims, their relatives and all the people of Afghanistan because of this tragic event.
Wednesday’s earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed at least 920 people and injured 600 more in remote mountain villages in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika and Khost provinces.
Addressing a press conference earlier Wednesday, Sharafuddin Muslim, the deputy state minister for disaster management, confirmed the revised death toll and said Barmal district of Paktika was the most affected region.
However, officials said the toll is expected to grow as information trickles in from remote mountain villages.
Helicopters were deployed in the rescue effort to reach the injured and fly in medical supplies and food, said another official.
Wednesday’s quake was the deadliest since 2002. It struck about 44 km from the southeastern city of Khost, near the border with Pakistan, the US Geological Survey (USGC) said.
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Afghanistan, Turkmenistan sign three MOUs on railway projects

The Ministry of Public Works has announced that three memorandums of understanding (MOU) have been signed with Turkmenistan in the railway sector.
The agreements were signed during a visit to Turkmenistan by a technical delegation of the Ministry of Public Works headed by Mohammad Ishaq Sahibzada, the deputy minister of public works for railways.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Public Works today (Thursday), the two sides have agreed to expand the Herat-Turghundi Station railway line at an estimated cost of $7 million and complete the remaining 10 kilometers of the Aqina-Andkhoy railway project. The two sides also reached an agreement on the survey and design of the 55-kilometer Andkhoy-Sheberghan railway project.
The Ministry of Public Works said the contracts for the three projects would be signed in the near future and practical work would begin soon.
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Health ministry says China will reconstruct Mirwais Regional Hospital in Kandahar

The Ministry of Public Health announced that China has pledged comprehensive support for the reconstruction and development of the Mirwais Regional Hospital in Kandahar.
According to a statement from the ministry, China’s ambassador to Kabul Zhao Xing conveyed this during a meeting with Noor Jalal Jalali, the acting minister of public health.
Zhao also expressed support for enhancing the capacity of healthcare workers, providing essential equipment, and supplying necessary medicines for the Mirwais Regional Hospital.
During the meeting, he stated: “In the near future, with joint coordination from the Ministry of Public Health, the reconstruction and development of the Mirwais Regional Hospital will commence.”
The 600-bed hospital was built with aid from China in 1979, but services have been affected by years of fighting in the region.
The hospital was damaged during the 2001-2021 war in the country but continued to be used.
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Domestic tourists visit Nuristan, Afghanistan’s eastern winter wonderland
Most of Nuristan is covered by mountainous forests and the entire province was designated a protected national park in 2020.

The picturesque mountain province of Nuristan, in eastern Afghanistan, has once again been transformed into a winter wonderland with good snowfalls having been recorded.
Located on the southern slopes of the Hindu Kush mountains, Nuristan is the least populated province in the country with an estimated population of only about 170,000.
Most of Nuristan is covered by mountainous forests and the entire province was designated a protected national park in 2020.
While some visitors manage to reach remote villages, this is a huge challenge given the poor condition of the roads.
Local officials say they are trying to rebuild the roads.
Local officials have also said they are trying to boost tourism by creating facilities for visitors.
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