President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon sent a telegram of condolences to President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Muhammad Ashraf Ghani, which reads, inter alia:
"Your Excellency,
With deep sorrow I learned of the earthquake which occurred in several regions of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and caused the death of a large number of people and damage to property.
Expressing sincere condolences to the brotherly people of Afghanistan, I ask the Almighty to bestow patience and perseverance to relatives of the victims. "