MAJOR EARTHQUAKE ROCKS AFGHANISTAN

MAJOR EARTHQUAKE ROCKS AFGHANISTAN

By: Derek Varsalona

A major earthquake has hit Afghanistan, sadly, on my birthday, September 1, 2025.  It has done more destruction to Afghanistan than the U.S. Military did during its invasion of Afghanistan to take out Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind terrorist behind September 11, 2001.

We need to pray for these victims.  But more importantly, we need to help out these victims.  The United States should be among the first to help out in this tragedy.  The United Nations should be the first to help out since there are a world governing body.  The reason the U.N. is so inept is that the United States often takes the lead in responding to disasters, given our status as the richest nation in the world.

In would love to see the United Nations step up and take the lead in this situation.  Another thing, it is funny how the people always blame the United States for problems in their own country and not their leaders.  It is also funny that they criticize the United States, then blame the United States for not helping.

It is time that the United States helps out, but does not take the lead.  The people and government of Afghanistan should take the lead since it is their own country, regardless of how poor they are.   As always, comments accepted.

Earthquake rocks Afghanistan
Image: NBCNews.com
September 1, 2025

Source: Methyl Aggarwal. " At Least 800 Killed as Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Rocks Afghanistan." The New York Times: Peshawar, Pakistan: September 1, 2025.