After the 6-magnitude earthquake that left more than 1,450 dead and 3,500 injured, the Taliban’s Taliban’s Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs has called on people to “repent and pray” instead of taking relief or scientific measures.

Tajuddin Oyewale, UNICEF’s representative in Afghanistan, by publishing images of female doctors in Kunar, emphasized that their presence in treating earthquake victims is vital. He wrote that these doctors are treating children, women, and men affected by the earthquake.

UN Women, expressing concern about the catastrophic consequences of the eastern Afghanistan earthquake, has warned that women and girls are the most vulnerable to this disaster.

Naaji Noushi, an Indian woman traveler, has released a new video from her trip to Afghanistan, warning that under Taliban rule the country is no longer a safe destination for tourism and advising her followers not to travel there.