Afghanistan, Sept. 5 -- Powerful earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan have killed hundreds, displaced thousands, and forced aid agencies to suspend relief. Aftershocks and looming heavy rains now threaten a deeper humanitarian crisis.
International relief teams, including the Norwegian Refugee Council, were forced to halt assessment and aid distribution operations after a powerful earthquake struck Afghanistan's eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Kunar. Difficult conditions and forecasts of heavy rainfall have heightened concerns.
On Thursday night, a 5.6-magnitude aftershock hit the region, followed by another measuring 5.2 early Friday morning. These tremors disrupted relief work in the affected provinces, forcing several teams to tempora...