Afghanistan earthquake Stories

At least 20 people have been killed and more than 300 injured after a powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Mazar-i-Sharif, damaging homes and...

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...

Around 12,000 people have been directly affected, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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.