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The wave hit a series of towns at 11.47pm in the province of Kunar near the Pakistan border centred 17 miles northeast of the city of Jalabad in Nangarhar.

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10 m. ago Afghanistan earthquake live: more than 600 dead after shallow quake strikes country’s east, state media reports

Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says ministry for public health, as rescue operations take placeAt least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near JalalabadHere is a summary from Afghanistan, where hundreds of people have been killed after an earthquake struck the country’s mountainous eastern region late last night. This is what we know so far:At least 622 people have been killed and more than 1,500 others injured in the earthquake, Afghanistan’s Taliban-run interior ministry said on Monday morning.The earthquake struck the rugged province of Kunar at 11.47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km north-east of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said.Jalalabad is about 119km (74 miles) away from the capital city, Kabul. A 4.5 magnitude quake occurred 20 minutes later in the same province.The Kunar Disaster Management Authority said deaths and injuries had been reported in the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Chapadar...

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82 m. ago Afghanistan earthquake: at least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near Jalalabad

Province of Kunar sees large number of casualties, according to local officials, amid fears of much higher toll after shallow quake hits near Pakistan borderAt least 250 people were dead and hundreds more injured in a magnitude 6 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, authorities have said, as rescuers combed the rubble of homes looking for survivors.The quake struck the rugged province of Kunar at 11.47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km north-east of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said. It was just 8km deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake: at least nine dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near Jalalabad

At least 25 people were injured in the quake that hit at a depth of just 8km near the Pakistan borderA magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border leaving nine people dead and many more injured.The quake struck at 11:47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said. It was just 8km deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage. Continue reading...

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