UNICEF: Our Teams Are on the Ground Supporting Children and Families in Earthquake-Affected Areas

Photo: @TajudeenOyewale/x

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative in Afghanistan has said that the organisation’s emergency teams are present in the northern provinces to assist children and families affected by the recent earthquake.

Tajudeen Oyewale, UNICEF’s representative in Afghanistan, wrote in a message on X on Monday (November 3): “We are mourning the loss of lives in the recent earthquake in northern Afghanistan.”

He emphasised that UNICEF, together with its partners, is working to meet the urgent needs of affected children and families.

The 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on Sunday night, causing casualties and damage across several provinces.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health has reported that more than 20 people have been killed and 534 others injured in Balkh and Samangan provinces so far. The ministry noted that these are preliminary figures and that the death toll may rise.