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AFGHANISTAN 2025. Rapid needs assessment of earthquake effects on agriculture in the eastern region

15 September 2025. Sohil Tangi, Nurgal district, Kunar province.

FAO staff examining damaged orchards.

Widespread damage to fruit trees (apples, apricots, peaches, persimmons, and walnuts) has eroded long-term productive assets. Further assessments will determine the full extent of the losses.

09/15/2025

Country or Territory Afghanistan

File size 3.83 MB

Unique ID UF1AJ2Y

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Background Information On 31 August 2025, a 6+ magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, with the strongest impacts reported in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces.

Powerful aftershocks triggered landslides and road blockages, further isolating communities already vulnerable due to remote locations, fragile infrastructure and heavy rainfall preceding the earthquake. According to The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), an estimated 498,800 people are in need of assistance. The disaster caused widespread displacement and destruction of homes, cropland, orchards, productive livestock assets and irrigation systems.