The earthquake killed over one thousand people and destroyed some 10,000 homes. The mountainous area made it even more treacherous to reach those in danger, while heavy rain and strong winds rendered search and rescue attempts with helicopters almost impossible.
On the night of 21 June 2022, an earthquake struck Afghanistan’s south-eastern Khost and Paktika provinces, bringing already fragile homes and health centres crumbling down on top of thousands of people, cracking open unpaved roads and all but obliterating communications infrastructure. She had been looking forward to helping pregnant women give birth in the safety of a community health centre: She hadn’t expected to receive the phone call that meant the first life she would welcome into the world would be in one of the worst-affected areas at the centre of a natural disaster. Bibi had assisted alone, without the support of a mentor – and in the midst of a humanitarian emergency. Moments later, the woman went into premature labour. She was injured and had lost family members in the earthquake… She was in a state of shock,” said Minaz Bibi, a newly-trained midwife in Afghanistan’s Paktika province. PAKTIKA, Afghanistan – “There was a woman who was heavily pregnant.
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