OTTAWA - Ottawa says it's ready to help Afghans in the wake of Sunday's deadly earthquake — even as one organization warns that the federal Liberals have made it harder to reach those living under Taliban rule.

"Canada stands ready to support the Afghan people, with our humanitarian partners," Canada's Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai wrote Monday on social media.

As of late Tuesday, the federal government had not announced any emergency aid.

The Taliban government said more than 1,400 people have died and more than 3,000 have been injured since a large earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan.

Afghans have been struggling with hunger and disease since governments blocked financial ties to the Taliban regime that took over the country in August 2021. Many countr

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