Reports showed 250 dead and 500 injured, said Najibullah Hanif, the provincial information head of Kunar, adding that the tally could change.

The quake struck at a relatively shallow depth near Jalalabad late on Sunday, the USGS says.

Toll likely to rise, with significant damage reported across mountainous provinces of Kunar and Nangahar, sources say.

KABUL: Hundreds were feared dead and injured in an earthquake of magnitude 6 that struck Afghanistan’s rugged northeastern province of Kunar, authorities said on Monday, as…

Rescuers searching for survivors after 6.0-magnitude quake hits north-east of Jalalabad

Reports showed 250 dead and 500 injured, said Najibullah Hanif, the provincial information head of Kunar, adding that the tally could change.

The wave hit a series of towns at 11.47pm in the province of Kunar near the Pakistan border centred 17 miles northeast of the city of Jalabad in Nangarhar.

US Geological Survey says magnitude 6 quake struck just before midnight in eastern Afghanistan.

Officials in the province of Kunar said at least 250 people were killed there, with reports of more fatalities in nearby provinces

Wounded people in Afghanistan have been evacuated by helicopter following a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck, killing at least 622 people. The powerful quake hit the Jalalabad…

The wave hit a series of towns at 11.47pm in the province of Kunar near the Pakistan border centred 17 miles northeast of the city of Jalabad in Nangarhar.

Footage from Nangarhar showed people frantically digging through rubble with their hands, searching for loved ones in the dead of night.

US Geological Survey says magnitude 6 quake struck just before midnight in eastern Afghanistan.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan on August 31

Authorities say more than 800 people have died as floods and rubble hinder rescue efforts.

Hundreds of people are thought to have died in the quake, which struck in a mountainous eastern region.

KABUL: The death toll from a strong earthquake in Afghanistan’s east rose to 900, with 3,000 people injured, an official said Tuesday as rescue teams scoured the area for…

Officials say at least 812 people killed and 2,817 injured after the magnitude 6 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan.

There are fears the death toll will rise significantly as the area is remote and mountainous, making rescue operations difficult.

Officials say at least 812 people killed and 2,817 injured after magnitude 6 earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan.

Officials say at least 812 people killed and 2,817 injured after magnitude 6 earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan.