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UNFPA says 7,500 pregnant women affected by Herat earthquakes

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that 7,500 pregnant women were affected by the recent string of earthquakes in Herat province.
The UNFPA wrote on X, that the loss of loved ones has a very bad effect on pregnant women.
This United Nations agency said that it has sent psychotherapeutic counselors to the region to give advice in order to help them spiritually in reducing the grief caused by the death of their loved ones.
On the other hand, the earthquake has severely damaged health centers and facilities.
According to reports, at least 40 health centers or clinics have been destroyed or damaged as a result of these earthquakes.
According to the report of the World Health Organization (WHO), for this reason, there has been a disruption in health services for nearly 5.8 million people.
Earlier, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that their aid organizations have planned to provide assistance to 114,000 earthquake victims, and $93.6 million are needed to implement this program.
OCHA said the number of people affected by the Herat earthquakes is more than 154,000 and the number of houses destroyed in the earthquakes is 21,500.
The Ministry of Public Health, however, says that there is no doubt that the earthquake has had a bad effect on the mental health of women.
The office of the Norwegian Mission for Migrants in Afghanistan also says that more than 40,000 people in Herat need emergency assistance, and the situation of more than 100,000 people needs to be improved.
According to a United Nations report, the series of earthquakes and aftershocks that shook Herat province left more than 1,480 people dead, and 90% of the victims of this incident are women and children.
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Iran’s FM says water treaty with Afghanistan not being fully implemented

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that the country’s Helmand River water rights treaty with Afghanistan is not being fully implemented.
“We have a treaty with Afghanistan on the issue of the Helmand River that is not being implemented fully,” Araghchi told reporters.
This comes as the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly said that it is committed to the water treaty with Iran, but Afghanistan itself is struggling with drought.
Experts say that the Iranian side should consider the drought situation in the region and the conditions of the rivers.
“Environmental changes, drought, and water shortages have occurred in the region. The Islamic Republic of Iran should take this into account. They should examine this issue with careful assessments. Continuing with such excuses, for whatever political purpose, can disrupt political relations, friendship, and good relations between the two neighboring countries,” said Najib Rahman Shamal, an expert on international affairs.
Araqhchi’s remarks contradict Iran’s acting ambassador in Kabul Ali Reza Bekdeli who said earlier this month that the issue of water rights between the two countries had been resolved.
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Trump says aid in exchange for return of US military hardware in Afghanistan
Trump went on to say that the US “gives Afghanistan about $2 or $2.5 billion in aid”, adding “we need aid ourselves”.

US President Donald Trump said Saturday if Afghanistan wants aid from America, the Islamic Emirate must return US military equipment left behind during the 2021 troop withdrawal.
Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Trump said the IEA’s military parades of the equipment “makes him angry.
The IEA has said in the past that the equipment was given to the former Afghanistan Defense Force and therefore belongs to the country and not to the US.
Trump went on to say that the US “gives Afghanistan about $2 or $2.5 billion in aid”, adding “we need aid ourselves”.
“If we are going to give them money, it’s okay, but then I want them to give us back the military equipment that they have.”
He also stated “they (IEA) are selling it”, but did not elaborate.
“They have tanks, trucks, guns and goggles. They have night goggles. Better than we have. Brand new. Right out of the box. It’s unbelievable.
“If we are going to pay them, then I want to get that equipment back,” he said.
Trump also stated the equipment is worth “billions and billions of dollars”.
This is not the first time Trump has called for the return of the weapons and equipment abandoned by the US when troops withdrew.
During his election campaign last year, Trump raised the issue.
However, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid dismissed Trump’s comments, and said it was mere electoral rhetoric.
Mujahid insisted the IEA will not return the equipment and would instead continue to protect it.
The Pentagon meanwhile estimates the value of the equipment, including fighter planes and helicopters, is worth over $7 billion.
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Torkham closed amid Afghanistan-Pakistan border tension
The busy border crossing was closed for all trade and travel and Afghans were advised by the Islamic Emirate to avoid using this route.

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