A native of the Jalalabad area, he knew first-hand what this new disaster would mean for the country’s northeast, where extended families all live und...
On the ground, several UN agencies reported devastation across four eastern provinces of Afghanistan including Nangarhar and Kunar, where staff and hu...
The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 8 kilometres (6 miles) and struck the region at 11:47 p.m. local time (9:17 p.m. CET), according to USGS.
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