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Afghanistan Earthquake Today Live Updates: Another earthquake strikes Afghanistan after death toll crosses over 1,400

Afghanistan Earthquake News Today Live Updates: An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude has struck southeastern Afghanistan, a day after another quake left a trail of destruction in eastern region of the country.

Afghanistan earthquakeCollapsed houses are seen in an area devastated by Sunday's powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake that killed many people and destroyed villages in eastern Afghanistan, in Dara Noor, Kunar province, Tuesday (AP)

Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: A day after 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, another earthquake of 6.6 magnitude was reported in the southeastern region of the country on Tuesday. While rescue workers scramble in a “race against time” through the rough terrain, the death toll has crossed 1,400 and more than 3,000 people have been injured.

India expresses support and solidarity: In a statement posted on X, PM Narendra Modi expressed support and condolences to those affected by the earthquake. “Deeply saddened by the loss of lives due to the earthquake in Afghanistan. Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families in this difficult hour, and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured,” he wrote. “India stands ready to provide all possible humanitarian aid and relief to those affected,” he added. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also expressed “support and solidarity to the Afghan people as they respond to it.” “India will extend assistance in this hour of need. Our condolences to the families of the victims. And our prayers for early recovery of the injured,” he added.

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Which area is worst affected? The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at 11:47 pm local time, with its epicenter 27 km northeast of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province. At a shallow depth of 8 km, it devastated communities in Kunar province, which officials reported as the worst-hit. In districts like Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Chapadare, hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed.

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22:31 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Today Live Updates: Afghanistan already reels under fund cuts

As the country ruled by the Taliban faces cuts to aid funding, a weak economy, and millions of people forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan, the rescue operation seems troublesome, exacerbated by the rough terrain. The Taliban government, which took over power in 2021, has requested for assistance from foreign governments and the humanitarian sector. Kate Carey, who is the deputy head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan, said more than 420 health facilities had closed or were suspended due to the “massive reduction” in funding, with 80 of them in the eastern region, the heart of Sunday’s quake. “The consequence is that the remaining facilities are overwhelmed, have insufficient supplies and personnel, and are not as close to the affected populations as the more local facilities at a time when providing emergency trauma care is needed in the first 24 to 72 hours of the earthquake response,” said Carey.

20:49 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Today Live Updates: Are earthquakes common in Afghanistan?

Hemmed in by rugged mountains, Afghanistan is prone to a range of natural disasters, but its earthquakes cause the most fatalities, killing about 560 people on average each year and causing annual damages estimated at $80 million.

Studies indicate at least 355 earthquakes with a magnitude higher than 5.0 have hit Afghanistan since 1990.

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19:53 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Today Live Updates: Earthquake of 5.5 magnitude sparks fears of further damage

The Tuesday's earthquake of magnitude 5.5 has sparked fears of further damage and destruction. Tuesday's quake occurred at a relatively shallow depth of 10 km (6 miles), the same as the one that struck at midnight on Sunday.

18:41 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Today Live Updates: Another earthquake strikes Afghanistan after death toll crosses over 1,400

A day after 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, another earthquake of 6.6 magnitude was reported in the southeastern region of the country on Tuesday. While rescue workers scramble in a “race against time” through the rough terrain, the death toll has crossed 1,400 and more than 3,000 people have been injured.

18:12 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: 'Resilience of communities saturated' -- UN official urges for aid

Urging the international community to step forward, Indrika Ratwatte, UN's resident for Afghanistan said, “We cannot afford to forget the people of Afghanistan who are facing multiple crises, multiple shocks, and the resilience of the communities has been saturated,”

“These are life and death decisions while we race against time to reach people.”

17:24 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Death toll surges 1,400, rescuers 'race against time'

The death toll from the major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has surged 1,400 and more than 3,000 have been injured, Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban government spokesman, said on social platform X. As the situation turned grim and worrisome, rescuers are scrambling in a "race against time" to reach the mountainous and remote area devastated by the earthquake.

16:35 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Rescue operations ongoing

Rescue teams and authorities are trying to dispose of animal carcasses quickly so as to minimise the risk of contamination to water resources, a U.N. official said on Monday. "Damaged roads, ongoing aftershocks, and remote locations of many villages severely impede the delivery of aid," the World Health Organization said, adding that over 12,000 people had been affected by the quake.

"The pre-earthquake fragility of the health system means local capacity is overwhelmed, creating total dependence on external actors," it said.

Reuters inputs

15:55 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Third major earthquake since Taliban takeover

It is the third major earthquake since the Taliban seized power in 2021, and the latest crisis to beset Afghanistan, which is reeling from deep cuts to aid funding, a weak economy, and millions of people forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan.

In October 2023 an earthquake killed more than 1,500 people. The previous year, more than 1,000 people were killed by another earthquake.

14:36 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Number of registered deaths and injuries from quake will rise, says UN coordinator

UN coordinator in Afghanistan said the number of registered deaths and injuries from the quake will rise.

13:00 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Quake toll rises to 1,124

The death toll in the Afghanistan earthquake reached 1,124, with at least 3,251 injured. The quake destroyed over 8,000 houses.

11:43 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Rescuers in Afghanistan race to reach remote quake-hit mountain villages

Rescuers in Afghanistan will try to reach isolated villages in the eastern region of Kunar, the epicentre of an earthquake that killed over 800 people and injured more than 2,800, authorities told Reuters on Tuesday.

Rescue operations were carried out in four villages in Kunar on Monday after the quake struck and efforts will now be focused on reaching more remote mountain areas, said Ehsanullah Ehsan, the provincial head of disaster management.

"We cannot accurately predict how many bodies might still be trapped under the rubble," said Ehsan.

"Our effort is to complete these operations as soon as possible and to begin distributing aid to the affected families." One of Afghanistan's worst earthquakes, with a magnitude of 6, struck around midnight local time on Monday, at a shallow depth of 10 km (6 miles), killing 812 people in the eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar.

Mountainous terrain and inclement weather have hindered rescuers reaching remote areas along the Pakistani border where the quake flattened mudbrick homes.

- Reuters

10:49 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Taliban appeals for international aid as rescue teams search for survivors

The Taliban has called for international aid as Afghanistan suffered a deadly earthquake on Monday which led to the death of over 800 people and left thousands injured, The Guardian reported.

Rescue teams have been searching for survivors after the 6.0 magnitude earthquake destroyed entire villages across the country’s eastern Kunar province which borders Pakistan.

09:52 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: What was the impact of the 6.0 magnitude earthquake

The earthquake of 6.0 magnitude that struck Afghanistan on Monday was shallow and close to Earth's surface and this is the reason it became more destructive.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported at least five aftershocks in the region post the major earthquake, with the strongest aftershock registering a magnitude of 5.2 within hours of the initial quake.

09:03 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Funding cuts to Afghanistan led by US obstruct earthquake response

The shrinking of funding for Afghanistan, led by US aid cuts, was hampering the response on Monday to a powerful earthquake in the east, with dozens of clinics closed and a helicopter out of use, humanitarian officials said.

The magnitude 6 tremor hit overnight, levelling villages, killing at least 800 people and injuring more than 2,800 in remote mountainside areas.

The ruling Taliban administration and aid officials have a daunting task to rescue and help thousands of Afghans with a tinier budget than ever and an economy in crisis.

"The actual delivery of response has been badly hit by the funding cuts this year, but also the number of people we have on the ground is much less than we would have had six months ago," said Kate Carey, deputy head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan.

It was the third major deadly earthquake since the Taliban took over in 2021 in a nation also reeling from conflict, droughts, floods and the push-back of 2.1 million Afghans by neighbouring countries.

- Reuters

09:00 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: KPK assembly passes resolution to bring Afghan earthquake victims to Pakistan for treatment

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution urging the federal government to allow victims injured in the Afghanistan earthquake to be brought to Pakistan for treatment, even as the province prepares for a crackdown against Afghan refugees.

KP Assembly, with Speaker Babar Saleem in the Chair, passed the resolution to transfer critically injured Afghan earthquake victims to Pakistan without visa requirements.

The resolution stated that extending every possible assistance to Afghan brothers in this difficult time is a moral obligation.

It also urged the federal and provincial governments to work in coordination to dispatch relief teams and medical supplies to the affected areas in Afghanistan.

A powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan's Kunar province late Sunday claimed over 800 lives, leaving more than 1,000 injured, while many are still trapped under the debris.

- PTI

08:10 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: What was the epicentre of Afghanistan earthquake that killed at least 800 people

The 6.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Afghanistan on Sunday affected Nangarhar, Nuristan, Laghman and Kunar in eastern Afghanistan wherein the Kunar province was worst affected.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake struck around midnight, about 27 kilometres north-east of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, at a relatively shallow depth of 8 kilometres (5 miles).

04:54 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: UK sets out support for Afghanistan earthquake victims

Britain set out emergency funding support for those affected by the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan, saying it would ensure that the aid does not go to the South Asian country's current Taliban administration by channelling it through its partners.

Sunday's disaster - one of Afghanistan's worst earthquakes - has killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said on Monday, as rescue operations continued. The country's response to the crisis has been hampered by the shrinking of funding for Afghanistan, led by US aid cuts.

Britain's 1-million-pound ($1.35-million) assistance will be split between the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Red Cross (IFRC) to deliver critical healthcare and emergency supplies to Afghans in the most affected regions, the government statement said.

"The UK remains committed to the people of Afghanistan, and this emergency funding will help our partners to deliver critical healthcare and emergency supplies to the most hard-hit," British foreign minister David Lammy said in the statement.

- Reuters

00:51 (IST) 2 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Patients in shock at Nangarhar Regional Hospital

"Patients are still in shock," reports Yama Bariz from Nangarhar Regional Hospital, where 460 victims have been brought for treatment.

According to doctors, 250 patients have been hospitalized, while others received treatment and were discharged. The hospital is stretched beyond capacity, with hundreds of patients and limited resources.

"They weren't in a condition to speak to anyone; they were crying, some loudly, some silently," Bariz describes the scene, as relatives search for loved ones amidst the chaos. -BBC

20:04 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Rescuers battle landslides and blocked roads after deadly quake

Rescue teams have been struggling to reach remote mountainous regions near the Pakistani border that were cut off from mobile networks after the earthquake. Many mudbrick houses built along the slopes collapsed in the tremors.

Kate Carey, an officer with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), said the area had experienced heavy rainfall over the past 24 to 48 hours. She noted that this raised the danger of landslides and rockslides, making several roads impassable, Reuters reported.

Authorities and rescue workers are also focusing on the quick disposal of animal carcasses to prevent the contamination of water supplies, Carey added.

Officials have warned that the number of casualties may rise as rescue operations expand into more isolated and difficult-to-reach locations.

18:48 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Why the quake was so deadly

Afghanistan is situated on top of a number of fault lines where the Indian and Eurasian plates meet. These plates collide often, leading to significant tectonic activity in the region.

Brian Baptie, seismologist at British Geological Survey, told Science Media Centre, “With India moving towards Eurasia at around 45 mm each year, this collision zone is one of the most seismically active regions of the Earth — accounting for around 15% of all seismic energy released around the world each year. This is an area of very high seismic hazard, with regular earthquake activity spreading across complex fault systems distributed over a wide region.” Read the Full explainer HERE

17:32 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: 'India stands by Afghanistan': Jaishankar speaks with Afghan Minister, New Delhi sends aid

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Monday, spoke with his Afghan counterpart Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, offering condolences for the loss of lives in the earthquake.

Jaishankar informed that India has already delivered 1,000 family tents to Kabul, and 15 tonnes of food aid are being transported from the Indian mission in Kabul to Kunar province.

He added that additional relief supplies will be dispatched from India starting Tuesday and wished for the swift recovery of those injured in the disaster.

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17:17 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: What we know so far...

Afghanistan, where hundreds of people have been killed after an earthquake struck the country’s eastern region late last night. This is what we know so far:

  • At least 800 people have died and more than 2,500 others injured after an earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late on Sunday, the Taliban-run interior ministry said Monday.
  • The quake hit Kunar province at 11:47pm local time and was centred 27km northeast of Jalalabad in neighbouring Nangarhar province, according to the US Geological Survey. About 20 minutes later, a second tremor measuring 4.5 magnitude occurred in the same region.
  • Jalalabad, approximately 119km (74 miles) from the capital, Kabul, reported widespread shaking, and the earthquake was felt as far away as Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • The Kunar Disaster Management Authority reported casualties in the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi, and Chapadare.
  • Rescue operations are underway in the remote mountainous areas, but efforts have been hampered by poor communications and narrow, difficult-to-navigate roads in the affected region. Read the full article HERE
    • 16:21 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: UN expresses solidarity as earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills hundreds

    UN Secretary-General António Guterres has offered condolences to the victims of Afghanistan’s earthquake.

    “I stand in full solidarity with the people of Afghanistan after the devastating earthquake that hit the country earlier today,” he said.

    The UN added on social media that its teams in Afghanistan are “delivering emergency assistance and life-saving support.”

    However, rescue operations are being hampered by the remoteness of many affected areas and limited telecommunications networks.

    14:53 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Iran offers humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

    Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has extended support to Afghanistan, pledging humanitarian and medical assistance in the wake of the recent tragedy.

    “In these difficult moments and great tragedy, while expressing sincere condolences and solidarity with the great people of Afghanistan and the bereaved families, the Islamic Republic of Iran announces its full readiness to send relief, medical and humanitarian aid,” Araghchi said in comments as reported by Iran’s Tasnim news agency.

    14:27 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: PM Modi wishes 'speedy recovery' to the injured.

    In a statement posted on X, PM Narendra Modi expressed support and condolences to those affected by the earthquake. "Deeply saddened by the loss of lives due to the earthquake in Afghanistan. Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families in this difficult hour, and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured," he wrote. "India stands ready to provide all possible humanitarian aid and relief to those affected," he added.

    14:24 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Death toll rises to 800

    Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to 800, with 2,500 injured, Taliban government spokesman says.

    (AP)

    14:17 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Concerns arise that Afghan women may face delays in quake treatment

    Women and children are among those injured in Afghanistan’s latest earthquake, but reports suggest far fewer women are receiving hospital care compared to men, according to the BBC. In Kunar, a highly conservative province, cultural norms may delay women from seeking or receiving treatment, with some families possibly waiting until daylight to take them to hospital. A similar trend was seen after the 2022 Paktika earthquake, when the number of injured women in hospitals rose only days later. Aid workers also note that no female rescuers are currently on the ground.


    (With inputs from BBC)

    13:21 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Afghan earthquake of magnitude 6 kills 622, injures over 1,500

    More than 600 people were killed and over 1,500 injured in one of Afghanistan's worst earthquakes, authorities said on Monday, as helicopters ferried the wounded to hospital after they were plucked from rubble being combed for survivors. The disaster will further stretch the resources of the South Asian nation already grappling with humanitarian crises, from a sharp drop in aid to a huge pushback of its citizens from neighbouring countries.

    The quake of magnitude 6 killed at least 622 people in the eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar, the Taliban-run Afghan interior ministry said, with more than 1,500 injured and numerous houses destroyed. "All our ... teams have been mobilised to accelerate assistance, so that comprehensive and full support can be provided," ministry spokesperson Abdul Maten Qanee told Reuters, citing efforts in areas from security to food and health.

    In Kabul, the capital, health authorities said rescuers were racing to reach remote hamlets dotting an area with a long history of earthquakes and floods. The earthquake was Afghanistan's deadliest since June 2022, when tremors of magnitude 6.1 killed at least 1,000 people. Images from Reuters Television showed helicopters ferrying out the affected, while residents helped soldiers and medics carry the wounded to ambulances. The quake razed three villages in Kunar, with substantial damage in many others, authorities said. At least 610 people were killed in Kunar with 12 dead in Nangarhar, they added.

    Rescuers were scrambling to find survivors in the area bordering Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, where homes of mud and stone were levelled by the midnight quake that hit at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Military rescue teams fanned out across the two provinces, the defence ministry said in a statement, adding that 40 flights had carried out 420 wounded and dead. "So far, no foreign governments have reached out to provide support for rescue or relief work," a foreign office spokesperson said.

    Afghanistan is prone to deadly earthquakes, particularly in the Hindu Kush mountain range, where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet. A series of earthquakes in its west killed more than 1,000 people last year, underscoring the vulnerability of one of the world's poorest countries to natural disasters.

    (Reuters)

    12:47 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: India pledges aid, expresses solidarity

    External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday described the earthquake in Afghanistan’s Kunar province as “a matter of deep concern.” In a statement posted on X, he said, "India will extend assistance in this hour of need. Our condolences to the families of the victims. And our prayers for early recovery of the injured.”

    12:21 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: UN says teams delivering emergency relief

    In a social media statement posted on X, The United Nations in Afghanistan said it is “deeply saddened” by the powerful earthquake in the country’s east. It added that its teams are already on the ground “delivering emergency assistance and lifesaving support.” The statement added, “Our thoughts are with the affected communities."

    11:58 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Afghan Interior Ministry revises death toll to 610, injuries to 1300

    Interior Ministry says earthquake in Afghanistan kills at least 610 people and injures 1,300.

    (AP)

    11:40 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Death toll reportedly rises to 622

    According to Reuters, Taliban-run Afghan Interior Ministry spokesperson said that 622 people have been killed, and 1500 have been injured. Earlier reports by the country’s state-run broadcaster Radio Television Afghanistan cited the death toll at 500.

    11:29 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Taliban confirms 'loss of life and property damage'

    The Taliban government said the earthquake caused “loss of life and property damage” in several eastern provinces. Officials and local residents are carrying out rescue operations in the affected areas, the statement said. Support teams from Kabul and neighbouring provinces are being deployed to assist.

    (With inputs from BBC)

    11:26 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: More details emerge slowly
  • A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, with details of casualties and damage still unfolding.
  • The epicentre was located about 27km from Jalalabad and 140km from Kabul. Officials told the BBC that homes near the Pakistan border have been reduced to rubble.
  • The mountainous terrain and poor communications are slowing the flow of information, but local officials fear the death toll could reach hundreds.
  • Aftershocks and landslides have blocked narrow mountain roads, hampering rescue operations.
  • Authorities from the Taliban-led government have appealed for international assistance as the situation develops.

    • (With inputs from BBC)

    11:17 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: No foreign governments have offered aid yet

    “So far, no foreign governments have reached out to provide support for rescue or relief work,” a spokesperson for Afghanistan’s foreign office said.

    (Reuters)

    11:15 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Quake struck near Pakistan border at shallow depth

    Rescue teams were scrambling in the border region near Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where mud and stone homes collapsed. The midnight tremor struck at a depth of just 10 km (6 miles), reported Reuters.

    11:14 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Helicopters evacuate injured

    Reuters footage showed helicopters transporting the wounded while soldiers, medics, and residents carried survivors into ambulances.

    11:12 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan Earthquake Live Updates: Humanitarian strain for a crisis-hit nation

    The disaster comes as Afghanistan already struggles with multiple humanitarian crises, including reduced international aid and mass deportations of citizens from neighbouring countries, reported Reuters.

    11:08 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan earthquake LIVE: Aftershocks drive hundreds into the streets in eastern Afghanistan

    Residents in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces reported feeling multiple aftershocks through the night, forcing hundreds to leave their homes and seek safety outside, according to local accounts shared with the BBC.

    Polad Noori, 28, from Nangarhar province, said he counted at least 13 aftershocks by midnight. “I have never seen such a strong earthquake in my life,” he told the BBC, describing how people spent the night on the streets out of fear.

    11:05 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan earthquake LIVE: Mountainous terrain and landslides hamper rescue efforts in Kunar

    Much of the earthquake damage is concentrated in Kunar province, where around 90 per cent of the terrain is mountainous, the BBC reports. Narrow roads into the affected areas have been blocked by landslides triggered by the quake, severely complicating aid delivery.

    For now, helicopters are the only way to reach survivors.

    (With inputs from BBC)

    11:03 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan earthquake LIVE: Aftershocks rock quake-hit areas as residents recover bodies in Kunar

    Aftershocks continue to shake eastern Afghanistan following Sunday night’s powerful earthquake. In Sawkai district of Kunar province, 20 people have been confirmed dead and 35 injured in a single village, the BBC reports. Local residents are still pulling bodies from the rubble.

    (With inputs from BBC)

    11:01 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan earthquake LIVE: Health ministry warns toll may rise

    Health ministry officials warned that casualty numbers could rise sharply, with some villages completely destroyed. “So far there are no exact figures,” ministry spokesperson Sharafat Zaman said in a statement, according to the BBC. He added that three villages were “completely destroyed and suffered heavy damage.” Rescue teams have evacuated some of the injured and pulled victims from collapsed houses, though Zaman noted that poor access and weak communications were hampering efforts.

    (With inputs from BBC)

    10:59 (IST) 1 Sep 2025
    Afghanistan earthquake LIVE: State-run broadcaster says around 500 killed

    Afghanistan’s state-run broadcaster said around 500 people have been killed and 1,000 injured in an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.

    (Reuters)

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