S Korea to provide $1 mln in humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit Afghanistan
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TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022
S Korea to provide $1 mln in humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit Afghanistan

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Reuters
23 June, 2022, 12:30 pm
Last modified: 23 June, 2022, 12:33 pm

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S Korea to provide $1 mln in humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit Afghanistan

The magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck early on Wednesday about 160 km (100 miles) southeast of Kabul in arid mountains dotted with small settlements near the border with Pakistan

Reuters
23 June, 2022, 12:30 pm
Last modified: 23 June, 2022, 12:33 pm
People carry injured to a helicopter following a massive earthquake, in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, June 22, 2022, in this screen grab taken from a video. BAKHTAR NEWS AGENCY/Handout via REUTERS
People carry injured to a helicopter following a massive earthquake, in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, June 22, 2022, in this screen grab taken from a video. BAKHTAR NEWS AGENCY/Handout via REUTERS

South Korea plans to provide $1 million in humanitarian assistance to victims of an earthquake in Afghanistan that killed 1,000 people, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

The magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck early on Wednesday about 160 km (100 miles) southeast of Kabul in arid mountains dotted with small settlements near the border with Pakistan.

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