India on Monday delivered relief aid to families affected by the recent earthquake in northern Afghanistan, reaffirming its support to the Afghan people. The aid, consisting mainly of food supplies, reached
the affected areas, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared images of the relief consignment, showing at least two trucks carrying the aid having arrived in Afghanistan.
“Reaffirming its support to the Afghan people, India delivers food items for the families affected by the earthquake,” Jaiswal wrote on X.
Reaffirming its support to the Afghan people, India delivers food items for the families affected by the earthquake. #Indiafirstresponder https://t.co/s3GNLSfZsJ pic.twitter.com/bZ3XppmTwi
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) November 3, 2025
The earthquake, measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, struck at a depth of 28 kilometres near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The tremor affected the provinces of Balkh, Samangan and Baghlan, killing at least 20 people and injuring over 500. Among the damage, Afghanistan’s iconic Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif was reported to have sustained structural harm.
Earlier today, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called his Afghan counterpart, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to convey condolences over the loss of lives and assured him that further relief supplies, including medicines, would be sent. “Indian relief material for the earthquake impacted communities is being handed over today. Further supplies of medicines to reach soon,” Jaishankar said.
This latest earthquake adds to a series of devastating tremors in Afghanistan since the Taliban took power in 2021, testing the country’s capacity to respond amid dwindling foreign aid.
Just two months ago, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan claimed more than 2,200 lives and caused an estimated $183 million in damage to infrastructure, according to the World Bank. Previous quakes in 2022 and 2023, particularly in Herat and Nangarhar provinces, also resulted in hundreds of deaths and the destruction of thousands of homes.
(With inputs from agencies)
