Under the Chairmanship of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Muslim Council of Elders expresses its condolences to the families of the victims of the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan’s southeastern provinces of Khost and Paktika.

The Council reaffirms its solidarity with the people of Afghanistan as well as the families of the victims and the injured during these difficult times. The Council also calls on regional and international aid and relief organizations to provide urgent humanitarian and medical aid to those affected.