A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan at 11:47pm local time, centered 27km northeast of Jalalabad, with a shallow depth of 8km. The quake hit multiple towns in Kunar province and a 4.5-magnitude aftershock occurred about 20 minutes later. Kunar Disaster Management reported at least 250 killed and 500 injured in several districts, while a later interior ministry figure cited 622 deaths and more than 1,500 injured. Several villages in Kunar were destroyed and rescue operations are underway. Medical teams from Kunar, Nangarhar and Kabul have arrived, and many remote areas remain inaccessible, so casualty figures are expected to change.
An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border has killed hundreds and left more than a thousand injured, the country's state-run broadcaster Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) reported, with fears that many more could be among the dead. The quake late Sunday hit a series of towns in the province of Kunar, near the city of Jalalabad in neighbouring Nangahar province. The 6.0 magnitude was just 8km deep.
The Kunar Disaster Management Authority said in a statement that at least 250 people were killed and 500 others injured in the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Chapadare. Taliban-led health authorities in Kabul, however, said they were still confirming the official toll figure as they worked to reach remote areas. We'll bring you more updates as they arrive.
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