“I assume that the humanitarian response to the earthquake (in Afghanistan. -
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) will be discussed by representatives of the United States and the Taliban * in the coming days,” RIA Novosti quotes Price.
Earlier it was reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 was recorded near the Afghan city of Khost.
According to the authorities of the country, the number of victims of the earthquake in Afghanistan has reached 920.
UN Secretary General António Guterres called on the world community to provide assistance to Afghanistan after the earthquake.
* "Taliban" - the organization is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities.