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    17 October 2023 - SALT LAKE CITY
    News Release

    Church Leaders’ Statement on the Earthquakes in Afghanistan

    The Middle East/Africa North Area Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the following statement:

    “We are deeply saddened by the destruction resulting from recent earthquakes in Herat Province in western Afghanistan. We sorrow for the more than 1,000 people who died and for those who are injured and affected in any way.

    We pray for the people of Afghanistan and extend our sympathy to those who have experienced damage and the loss of loved ones.”

    Elder Anthony D. Perkins
    Elder Adilson de Paula Parrella
    Elder Roland J. Bäck

    Middle East/Africa North Area Presidency
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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