Jun 25 Watch 2:53 Aid workers struggle to reach quake victims in Afghanistan By Ali Rogin More than eleven hundred people have died in the earthquake that devastated several regions of eastern Afghanistan. Ali Rogin reports on the challenges aid organizations are facing to make large deliveries of desperately-needed emergency supplies. Continue watching
Jun 24 Over 1,100 dead after earthquake, aftershock rocks eastern Afghanistan By Ebrahim Noroozi, Associated Press Wednesday’s magnitude 6 quake killed 121 children when it struck a remote, mountainous region already grappling with staggering poverty. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Recovery efforts underway after Afghanistan's worst earthquake in 20 years In our news wrap Thursday, rescuers searched for survivors after Afghanistan's worst earthquake in 20 years, Russian forces gained more ground in eastern Ukraine, EU leaders designated Ukraine and Moldova as candidates to join the bloc, former COVID coordinator said… Continue watching
Jun 23 Afghans search for survivors in aftermath of destructive earthquake By Ebrahim Noroozi, Associated Press Villagers rushed to bury the dead and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: Fed Chair Powell defends aggressive rate hikes, admits recession is possible In our news wrap Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pledged to raise interest rates enough to douse inflation without sparking a recession, Russian artillery battered Kharkiv in Ukraine's northeast, Sri Lanka's prime minister declared his nation’s economy is in… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 6:59 Devastating earthquake in Afghanistan compounds humanitarian crisis By Amna Nawaz The Taliban leaders of Afghanistan are appealing for outside help after a devastating earthquake killed at least 1,000 people Wednesday and injured another 1,500. The quake struck in the eastern mountains near the Pakistan border. Officials warned the death toll… Continue watching
Jun 22 At least 1,000 dead in Afghanistan earthquake By Fazel Rahman Faizi, Associated Press Afghanistan's state-run news agency reported a powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of the country's east, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more. Continue reading
May 25 1.1 million Afghan children under 5 could face severe malnutrition this year, U.N. says By Rahim Faiez, Lee Keath, Associated Press The United Nations says that in Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year as increasing numbers of hungry, wasting-away children flow into hospital wards. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 7:03 Government watchdog report details Taliban's rapid takeover in Afghanistan Taliban fighters last year swept through Afghanistan and seized the capital in a matter of weeks. How they were able to do so and why the Afghan military collapsed so quickly has been debated ever since. A government watchdog on… Continue watching
May 10 Afghan refugees still adjusting to new life, struggles in U.S. By Ben Fox, Jacquelyn Martin, Julie Watson, Associated Press For many of the Afghans evacuated to the United States last August, their journey remains very much a work in progress. They face a future filled with uncertainty and anxiety. Continue reading