News | October 27, 2015 07:10 AM EDT
Taliban urge rescuers 'not to hold back' on Afghan quake relief - Reuters
KABUL/ISLAMABAD The Taliban urged aid agencies on Tuesday to push ahead in delivering emergency relief supplies after a major earthquake hit remote mountainous regions of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing at least 300 people.
Relief groups' efforts to assess the damage were hindered by an unstable security situation that has left much of the affected areas unsafe for international aid workers and government troops.
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