"It's an ongoing struggle,"
"had just been scraped off the sides of hills,"
An earthquake devastated remote eastern Kunar province, collapsing mud-and-stone homes and killing residents as villages were scraped off hills. Taliban officials both urged aid agencies to send more female health workers and briefly barred female U.N. staffers from reaching affected areas, creating conflicting directives. Other Taliban authorities twice suspended cellular and internet service nationwide, complicating coordination and relief delivery. Hardline factions dominate governance while pragmatic figures attempt limited workarounds to enable assistance. Aid organizations, local residents, and analysts fear reprisals or operational restrictions if perceived as critical, complicating humanitarian access in isolated mountainous communities.
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