Hamidullah Momin, Response Manager at Save the Children Afghanistan, has been supporting earthquake-affected communities in eastern Afghanistan. Save the Children
STAFF ACCOUNT: One year after the Afghanistan earthquake- “Families fear they will be forgotten”
On 31st August 2025, a deadly earthquake struck Eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 2,000 people and leaving at least 220,000 in need of humanitarian assistance.
Hamidullah Momin leads Save the Children’s emergency response teams in Eastern Afghanistan, reaching more than 121,000 people since the earthquake.
Now a year on from the earthquake that stole everything from thousands of people, communities have not recovered.