Over 1000 Killed, 1600 Injured As Earthquake Jolts Afghanistan
A deadly earthquake has killed over 1,000 people and injured nearly 1,600 in eastern Afghanistan, officials said today.
Bakhtar News Agency reports the death toll could rise as rescue operations continue in Paktika and Khost provinces.
There hundreds of houses were destroyed by the last night’s magnitude 6.1 earthquake,
Taliban officials have also requested immediate assistance in the quake-hit areas.
According to data compiled by Anadolu Agency, over 12,000 people have died in the past 68 years in Afghanistan due to massive earthquakes.
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