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Powerful Earthquake May Worsen Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan

October 26, 2015

KABUL, Afghanistan (October 26, 2015) — A powerful earthquake struck northern Afghanistan Monday afternoon, with tremors felt as far as Pakistan and India. Afghans in Kabul say it is the strongest earthquake they have experienced.CARE is very concerned by the earthquake’s impact on poor and vulnerable people, particularly internally displaced people in Afghanistan. CARE staff report

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Statement on Aid Worker Deaths in Afghanistan

October 3, 2015

CARE extends its deepest sympathies to the family members and colleagues of those killed inside a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital hit during air attacks in Kunduz, Afghanistan today. We have great respect for the work our MSF colleagues do in bringing life-saving heath care to poor and vulnerable Afghan communities.

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Afghanistan

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Powerful Earthquake May Worsen Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan

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Press Releases

Statement on Aid Worker Deaths in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan

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Powerful Earthquake May Worsen Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan

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Press Releases

Statement on Aid Worker Deaths in Afghanistan

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