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.

6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Nangahar in Afghanistan, killing 9 and injuring 25.

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