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The Qatari government has announced the launch of an air corridor to deliver humanitarian assistance to victims of the recent earthquake in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan’s state-owned electricity company, Breshna, now under Taliban control, said Saturday it has signed agreements with private firms to generate 9,407 megawatts of power.

The Taliban’s Ministry of the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice announced Friday that it had arrested Sufi leader Ibrahim Gailani, a senior figure in the Qadiri order, along with several of his followers.

Nearly half of Afghan men are enforcing the Taliban’s Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice law on their families, according to a new report by the UN Human Rights Office.

The Taliban governor’s office in Nangarhar has warned aid organisations not to photograph women or take actions that could provoke public “sensitivities” while assisting earthquake survivors.

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said Friday that Taliban Defence Minister Mullah Yaqoob’s criticism of Pakistan’s security forces cannot obscure the presence of militant sanctuaries in Afghanistan.

Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary-General’s special representative for Afghanistan, has concluded her mission, the United Nations said Friday.

Nearly a week after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, survivors in Kunar province say the bodies of relatives remain trapped under rubble as rescue efforts are hampered by shortages of aid and medical staff.

More than 260,000 children have been affected by the recent earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, with about 280 left without parents, Save the Children said Thursday.

The International Christian Concern (ICC), a US-based organisation, has expressed concern over the potential deportation of Afghan Christian refugees from the United States.

The recent earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan have not only caused widespread deaths and destruction but also taken a toll on the mental health of survivors, especially women and children in Kunar province, medical sources said.

Nearly 84,000 people have been directly or indirectly affected by the recent earthquake in Afghanistan, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Thursday.

The United Nations on Thursday called on Pakistan to temporarily stop deporting Afghan refugees as Afghanistan struggles with the aftermath of a powerful earthquake in the country’s east.

The World Health Organization said Thursday it needs $4 million in urgent funding to provide life-saving assistance to survivors of the deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.

The Taliban said Thursday the death toll from the powerful earthquake in Kunar province has climbed to 2,205, with 3,640 others injured.

The governments of Germany and the Netherlands are under growing pressure from courts and human rights groups to process the asylum cases of Afghans deemed at risk, particularly those stranded in Pakistan.

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Thursday morning, the US Geological Survey said.

A prominent Taliban-linked social media user close to the Haqqani network has praised the work of female doctors in responding to the earthquake in Kunar province.

The UN Refugee Agency on Wednesday appealed for urgent assistance for survivors of the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.

Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan said Moscow supports Pakistan and China’s policies on Afghanistan and shares their concerns over militant threats.

The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan has risen to 1,457, with 3,394 people injured, the Taliban said Wednesday.