Tag: Afghanistan

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, sending tremors across the region. According to officials, the epicentre of the earthquake was located in Afghanistan at coordinates 36.49 degrees north latitude and 71.27 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 165 kilometers.

Afghanistan has reached a staggering count of 6.55 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), positioning itself as the world's second-largest host of displaced individuals, following Syria. According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), this unsettling statistic highlights the severity of the situation in the country. A substantial 4.39 million people are internally displaced due to ongoing conflicts and violence as of December 31, 2022. An additional 2.16 million have been displaced by disasters. The report also raises concerns about the potential escalation of global displacement over the next three decades.