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3.6 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 struck Afghanistan in the early hours of Wednesday, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 strikes Afghanistan
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 100km.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 strikes Afghanistan
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Afghanistan on Monday morning, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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UN urges Pakistan to boost disaster preparedness amid monsoon risks
Updated : 7 months ago IST
UNOCHA has urged Pakistan to strengthen disaster risk strategies as heavy monsoon rains threaten floods, landslides, and glacial lake outburst floods in vulnerable regions, including Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan. The report highlights climate change, droughts, and past flood losses, st
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Afghanistan jolted by two back to back earthquakes
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.2 and 4.5 hit Afghanistan in the early hours of Saturday.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hits Afghanistan
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
According to the NCS, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Afghanistan on Tuesday at 01:42 AM, Indian Standard Time. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres.
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Earthquake of Magnitude 4.5 jolts Afghanistan
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 jolted the Badakhshan region of Afghanistan in the early hours of Sunday, the National Centre of Seismology (NCS) reported.
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1,30,000 litres of fuel, 200 aid trucks to enter Gaza daily during pause:
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The hostage-and-truce agreement, mediated by Egypt and Qatar, follows the abduction of 240 people by Hamas and other terror groups on October 7 during a violent rampage in southern Israel, resulting in the death of 1,200 people, mostly civilians.
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As Cyclone Mocha nears Myanmar, Bangladesh, thousands evacuated
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Ahead of Cyclone Mocha which is predicted to make landfall on Sunday (May 14) with gusts of up to 175 km/h (108 mph), thousands of people have been getting ready to get evacuated from the region, Al Jazeera reported.
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Pakistan seeks more international aid as it fails to deal with devastating
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Next year will set another record for humanitarian relief requirements, with 339 million people in need of assistance in 69 countries, an increase of 65 million people compared to the same time last year, according to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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Residents of Maidan Wardan province in Afghanistan receive aid from UN
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As Afghans continue to suffer under the Taliban's atrocious regime, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has provided cash assistance to 1,350 families in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan.
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World Food Program, UN express concern over food insecurity, economic cris
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 11 (ANI): World Food Program (WFP) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Afghanistan condemned the ongoing economic crisis in Afghanistan as people in the country are on the brink of starvation and facing pove
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