More than 600 people were killed and hundreds more were injured by a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan near its border with Pakistan, the national broadcaster reported Monday.

ISLAMABAD: An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck southeastern Afghanistan on Monday, Pakistan’s Met Office said, with jolts felt in several districts of Pakistan’s northwestern…

Tremors began at 7.17pm UK time, close to the border with Pakistan - leaving scenes of devastation in their wake.