Aid agencies call for urgent funds in aftermath of deadly Afghan earthquakes

A view of damaged citadel of Herat following the recent earthquake in Herat, Afghanistan, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Khara

KABUL (Reuters) - Aid agencies launched fresh appeals for funds to deal with the fallout of deadly earthquakes in Afghanistan as local authorities called on Thursday for urgent help for thousands of people left homeless in the aftermath of the tremors.

Multiple earthquakes struck in the western province of Herat on Saturday and Wednesday, destroying entire villages in the war-torn country, which has long relied on foreign aid that has dried up since the Taliban took over in 2021.