The United States pledges $55 million to respond to the Afghan earthquake

The United States will provide nearly $55 million in immediate humanitarian assistance to people affected by the recent earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan.

The funds will be used to deliver basic food items, clothing, cooking utensils, blankets, jerrycans and sanitation supplies to prevent waterborne diseases in disaster-affected areas.

The United States was the largest humanitarian donor to Afghanistan and allocated more than $774 million in humanitarian aid over the past year, according to the State Department.

“The United States has an enduring commitment to the people of Afghanistan, and we welcome and encourage support from our international partners at this time of greatest need,” Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a statement Tuesday.

The US announcement came just a day after the United Nations called for $110.3 million in an urgent humanitarian response to some 360,000 Afghans affected by the earthquake.

On June 22, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake killed about 1,000 people, including at least 150 children, and destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes in several districts in Paktika and Khost provinces, according to aid agencies and Taliban officials.

Several countries in the region, including China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, responded to the disaster with planes laden with tents, clothing, medical supplies and food.

Taliban officials announced that two planes carrying $8 million worth of Chinese relief supplies for earthquake survivors landed at Kabul airport on Tuesday.

FILE – WFP trucks wait to return after delivering humanitarian aid to earthquake-affected people in the Afghan village of Spira, Dubai in Khost province, June 26, 2022.

Aid agencies said last week’s earthquake doubled humanitarian needs in Afghanistan, where nearly 90% of the population is facing starvation.

Through a separate humanitarian appeal, the United Nations has asked donors for about $4.4 billion to relieve the most urgent needs and save lives in Afghanistan this year.

As of June 28, less than 34% of the Afghanistan 2022 humanitarian appeal has been met. The United States tops the list of donors with its $459.6 million commitment.

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