The aftershocks add to difficulties facing rescue crews after more than 2,200 people were killed in magnitude 6.0 earthquake over the weekend.
A series of strong aftershocks from a deadly earthquake that hit eastern Afghanistan over the weekend has injured at least 10 more people and triggered fears of further deaths and destruction.
More than 2,200 people were killed by the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that hit eastern Afghanistan just before midnight on Sunday, making it the deadliest quake to hit the country in decades.
The latest of five shallow aftershocks, the strongest measuring magnitude 5.6, was recorded by the US Geological Survey on Friday morning. The aftershocks have rattled Kabul and the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
Afghanistan’s national disaster authority spokesman Mohammad Hammad told the AFP news agency that 10 people were injured across eight provinces, including Kunar, Nangarhar and Laghman – the hardest hit over the weekend – that were jolted by the aftershocks.
