Afghanistan earthquake

Afghanistan quake kills at least 11, nine of them in Pakistan

At least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck in neighbouring Afghanistan late on Tuesday, a Pakistani government official said

Aftershock takes more lives in Afghanistan as death toll rises to 1,150

An aftershock took more lives Friday and threatened to pile even more misery on an area of eastern Afghanistan reeling from a powerful earthquake that state media said killed 1,150 people this week.

Afghanistan earthquake: Survivors dig through rubbles by hand

Survivors dug by hand Thursday through villages in eastern Afghanistan reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people, as the Taliban and the international community that fled their takeover struggled to aid the disaster’s victims.

Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake at least 1,000: Official

A powerful earthquake struck a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more, officials said Wednesday, with the toll expected to rise as desperate rescuers dig through collapsed dwellings.

Earthquake in Afghanistan leaves at least 280 dead

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed at least 280 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday, officials said, adding that hundreds of people were injured and the toll was likely to rise as information trickled in from remote mountain villages.

Northern Afghanistan hit by 6.3-magnitude earthquake

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Afghanistan, with tremors felt as far away as India, injuring 17 people.

Relief agencies battle to reach Afghan-Pakistan quake victims

Relief agencies are battling to reach cold and hungry survivors of a devastating earthquake that has killed more than 360 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, with entire communities still cut off in the mountainous region.

March 22, 2023
March 22, 2023

Afghanistan quake kills at least 11, nine of them in Pakistan

At least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck in neighbouring Afghanistan late on Tuesday, a Pakistani government official said

June 24, 2022
June 24, 2022

Aftershock takes more lives in Afghanistan as death toll rises to 1,150

An aftershock took more lives Friday and threatened to pile even more misery on an area of eastern Afghanistan reeling from a powerful earthquake that state media said killed 1,150 people this week.

June 23, 2022
June 23, 2022

Afghanistan earthquake: Survivors dig through rubbles by hand

Survivors dug by hand Thursday through villages in eastern Afghanistan reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people, as the Taliban and the international community that fled their takeover struggled to aid the disaster’s victims.

June 22, 2022
June 22, 2022

Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake at least 1,000: Official

A powerful earthquake struck a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more, officials said Wednesday, with the toll expected to rise as desperate rescuers dig through collapsed dwellings.

June 22, 2022
June 22, 2022

Earthquake in Afghanistan leaves at least 280 dead

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed at least 280 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday, officials said, adding that hundreds of people were injured and the toll was likely to rise as information trickled in from remote mountain villages.

December 26, 2015
December 26, 2015

Northern Afghanistan hit by 6.3-magnitude earthquake

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Afghanistan, with tremors felt as far away as India, injuring 17 people.

October 28, 2015
October 28, 2015

Relief agencies battle to reach Afghan-Pakistan quake victims

Relief agencies are battling to reach cold and hungry survivors of a devastating earthquake that has killed more than 360 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, with entire communities still cut off in the mountainous region.