The UN Secretary General Antoniu Guterres and the EU representative office in Afghanistan expressed condolences in connection with an earthquake that have claimed more than 600 people in Afghanistan.
Gaterrish, in their message on the social network, X declared solidarity with the people of Afghanistan. “I express deep condolences to the families of the dead and wish the wounded soon the wounded. The UN team in Afghanistan is already mobilized and will make every effort to help those in need of injured regions,” he emphasized.
in the message of the EU delegation in Afghanistan, it also notes that the EU expresses the deepest conventions to the victims of the destructive earthquake In the provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar, and the partners are already working in the field and provide assistance, demonstrating the full solidarity with the people of Afghanistan.
The Japanese ambassador to Kabul Takayosi Kuromiya through social networks expressed his condolences and reported on readiness to help.
the earthquake of magnitude 6 occurred near Afghan-Pakistani border, northeast of Jalalabad, at a depth of 8 kilometers. According to representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Afghanistan, the number of dead reached 622 people, the number of wounded – 1555. The local authorities called this one of the most powerful earthquakes in the history of the country.