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The 6.1 magnitude earthquake which struck eastern and rural Afghanistan and shook buildings from Kabul to Pakistan's capital Islamabad - has killed at least 2,200 people.
By donating today, we can share hope with people in need and ensure local responders can continue to support people who have lost their homes, livelihoods and loved ones.
Every prayer, every gift, every action brings hope to people hit by disaster.
Share hope with people facing crisis.
What's happening in Afghanistan?
Life-saving rescue operations are needed to save the masses trapped under the rubble. Many more are in need of drinking water, food, shelter, blankets and cooking sets, and critical medical supplies.
Colleagues and partners tell us that people have been severely impacted by the earthquake, causing both human casualties and significant financial losses to local communities. We have been told homes made of mud and wood collapsed as helicopters were sent in to evacuate the injured.
How is Christian Aid responding?
Christian Aid is working closely with our networks to carry out assessments and to identify the extent of the damage and the risk to the most vulnerable, especially for women and girls. The remoteness of the areas hit by the quake makes the search and rescue even harder.
Our partner - OCHR (Organisation for Coordination of Humanitarian Relief) - maintains a strong operational presence in the East, particularly in Kunar Province.
Christian Aid has made an initial £50,000 available to OCHR which will aid an emergency humanitarian response consisting of food parcels, water kits, shelters, and cash for essential supplies. We are ready to stand by our partners and quake-affected communities to support their recovery over the coming weeks and months.
Your gift today delivers life-saving essentials to those most in need.
Afghanistan is facing an ongoing crisis
This is a devastating blow, coming on top of the 2023 earthquake in Herat and the continuing dire economic situation. Even before this heartbreaking earthquake, Afghanistan was under immense strain.
Decades of conflict, drought, displacement, political turmoil and poverty have taken their toll on the Afghan people. In 2025, almost half of the population – some 22.9 million people – already required humanitarian assistance to survive.
Earlier this year, the abrupt freeze on US Agency for International Development (USAID) had already significantly affected aid delivery.
How your donations can help people in Afghanistan
Every donation helps us meet the escalating needs of people facing crisis.
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£20
or €23 could provide treatment to a child suffering from malnutrition for three weeks
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£25
or €29 could feed a family for a week
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£30
or €35 could provide blankets for 5 people to stay warm during the winter months
Your support could provide food, shelter and care for families who have lost everything
A prayer for Afghanistan
When the earth trembles and the mountains quake and the earth melts away…
Hold our hearts, God. Send our hands and feet to help however we can.
When the skies darken and the foundations falter and hell erupts underneath…
Hold our hearts, God. Send our hands and feet to help however we can.
When fear and grief shake foundations to the core and continue their devastation long after the world falls still…
Hold our hearts, God. Send our hands and feet to help however we can.
Our sisters and brothers, our family, in Afghanistan live this horror - now.
God of uncontrollable love and mercy, may we match your love in the way we respond - now.