Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000 people, officials say
Hundreds of homes were destroyed in the Afghanistan earthquake; dozens are feared trapped under debris
An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500 others Wednesday morning, according to local authorities, although details of the incident remain limited.
Officials said the death toll is expected to rise even further as the earthquake has become the deadliest temblor in two decades.
The 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Paktika province of the country, just 10 months after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal and the departure of most of the international community from the region following last summer's Taliban takeover, which complicates efforts to offer relief to the nation's 38 million people.
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Hundreds of homes were destroyed in the Afghanistan earthquake; dozens are feared trapped under debris
An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500 others Wednesday morning, according to local authorities, although details of the incident remain limited.
Officials said the death toll is expected to rise even further as the earthquake has become the deadliest temblor in two decades.
The 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Paktika province of the country, just 10 months after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal and the departure of most of the international community from the region following last summer's Taliban takeover, which complicates efforts to offer relief to the nation's 38 million people.
Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000 people, officials say
A magnitude 6 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 1,000 people Wednesday morning. The earthquake’s tremors were felt over 310 miles by 119 million people across the country.
