Doctors in Afghanistan have told the BBC that many children may have been killed in yesterday’s earthquake.
More than 1,000 people died in the disaster, heavy rain and rugged terrain are hampering rescue workers.
Unknown numbers were buried in the rubble of ruined, often mud-built homes by the magnitude 6.1 earthquake.
The Taliban authorities have called for more international aid, with
Communication networks are also badly hit.
The United Nations is among those scrambling to provide emergency shelter and food aid to remote areas in the worst-hit Paktika province.
Afghanistan’s health system was facing near collapse even before the disaster. END.