Disaster Response

Another Earthquake Hits Afghanistan Amid Devastation, Highlighting Global Neglect

By National Security Desk | September 4, 2025

A second significant earthquake rattles eastern Afghanistan days after a deadly quake killed over 1,400 people, exposing alarming gaps in international response and raising questions about priorities for American national security.

Just days after a catastrophic magnitude 6.0 earthquake devastated eastern Afghanistan, claiming more than 1,400 lives and injuring thousands, the region was struck again by a magnitude 4.7 tremor on Thursday. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded this new quake near Jalalabad in Nangarhar province—a region already stretched beyond capacity by the initial disaster.Why Is America Still Watching from Afar While Afghan Chaos Deepens?While Afghanistan continues to suffer under natural calamities, the broader question remains: how does this ongoing crisis influence America's strategic interests? Instability in a region with persistent terrorist threats creates fertile ground for extremist groups to...

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