Calgarians are doing what they can to help victims of the devastatingearthquakein Afghanistan, but their efforts with continued sanctions against the Taliban Some say that is restricted.
A major earthquake struck eastern Afghanistanon Wednesday.
This is the deadliest earthquake in Afghanistan in decades, killing more than 1,000 people and injuring more. It also flattened stone and mudbrick houses.
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Roya Saddat from Afghanistan 11 years ago when I came to Calgary. She talked to her parents who still live in Afghanistan on the day of her earthquake.
"They were really scared, especially my sister left behind with my mother and father. She was really, really scared because of this quake," Sadat said. rice field.
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"They want to get out of the house and go out to the streets for safety so that the house doesn't fall over. I was wondering. "
She is worried about how the survivors will deal with it.
"It's really difficult today because there's no work, no work, and banks don't give people money. You can't even send money from abroad," Sadat said.
"People are just thinking, what to do. No work, no food, no help."
Since the Taliban took over, about 1,600 refugees from Afghanistan have been I came to Calgary. Hundreds of people are still staying at the hotel.
"This happened in the very rural areas of the East and South, so I'm sure they won't have the support they need, so people are in the case. You have to handle it yourself at 90%, "said Fariborz Birjandian, CEO of the Calgary Catholic Immigration Association. He is also the National Co-Chair of the Afghanistan Resettlement Operation.
The staff of the Calgary Catholic Immigration Association is currently helping refugees whose families have died in the earthquake.
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"Impact on People Here is clearly increasing stress. Here in the earthquake area of Calgary, there are people who have lost four of their families. It increases their stress and problems and makes our lives a little bit. Complicate and ensure they get fresh air, exercise and recreation, and pump them up with positive energy, "Birjandian said.
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Humanitarian disasters come at a difficult time for the Taliban-dominated nations dealing with hunger and the economic crisis.
Last year's acquisition cut off significant international finance and largely shunned the Afghan government.
Malik Selemankel and theAfghanistan Canadian Calgary Associationsaid sanctions on the Taliban government made remittances nearly impossible.
"We are in a very difficult position and I'm sorry to say that we can't really do anything. There are too many obstacles," says Selemankhel.
"We tried to send money to the Red Crescent, but it didn't work. It's very disturbing because the bank blocked it."
He Said that the Afghan Red Crescent Society assisted the victims and that humanitarian aid came from Pakistan and Iran.
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