Afghanistan: How MSF health promotion creates a bridge between community and healthcare
March 23, 2026In late August 2025, a magnitude 6 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, including Kunar province, killing and injuring thousands of people and displacing many families. Among those affected was a mother who later joined Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to help connect...
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Afghanistan: MSF responds to the Kunar earthquake
November 13, 2025“It was between ten to 12 o'clock when my uncle’s wife went to bed. I told her not to lock the door of the house, my senses saying an earthquake might happen. I was sitting on my bed later when...
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Afghanistan earthquakes: “What do we go back to?”
October 20, 2023Since Saturday 7 October, Herat Province in western Afghanistan has been hit by three powerful earthquakes as well as innumerable aftershocks of varying strengths. At the Herat Regional Hospital, where Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs regular activities in the paediatric department, we donated...
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