According to the report, Razieh Alishavandi, an official from Iran’s Red Crescent Society, said Saturday that in response to a request from the head of the Afghan Red Crescent for immediate aid, Iran is providing and dispatching over one hundred tons of life-saving relief supplies to Afghanistan.
According to Alishavandi, this aid includes food, tents, blankets, clothing, and other essential items for emergency shelter and support for the earthquake-affected people of Afghanistan.
Iran’s Red Crescent Society “always stands by the nations caught in humanitarian crises, and in this bitter incident, as always, it will stand with all its might by the noble and affected people of Afghanistan,” she noted.
Iran had previously offered humanitarian aid for relief efforts, dispatching approximately 200 tons of supplies via its Red Crescent Society and pledging further support for the affected communities.
On Sunday, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Afghanistan at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, one of the country’s deadliest quakes in recent years.
A second earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on Tuesday interrupted rescue operations and caused landslides, cutting off access to many remote villages and making the delivery of aid more difficult.
The Taliban administration has confirmed the death toll at 2,205, with at least 3,640 injured, though the United Nations has warned that the numbers may rise as many people remain trapped under rubble.
More than 6,700 homes have been destroyed, leaving tens of thousands of people homeless and in urgent need of assistance.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies estimates that around 84,000 people have been affected directly or indirectly by the earthquakes, with thousands displaced.
An assessment by the British charity Islamic Relief Worldwide found that in some villages, up to two-thirds of residents were either killed or injured, and almost all buildings were severely damaged or destroyed.
Humanitarian groups have called on the international community to increase support, not only to save lives but to help Afghanistan recover from one crisis after another.