The provincial head of disaster management, Ehsanullah Ehsan, says they cannot ‘predict’ the number of bodies trapped.

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…

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

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

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…

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.

Magnitude 6 tremor hits eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar, and government spokesman warns toll could rise.

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.

Rescuers searched into the night for people trapped under the debris of simple mud and stone homes built into steep valleys after quake killed 800

Rescuers try to reach isolated villages in eastern Kunar province after a 6.0 quake kills 800 people and wounds 2,800.

Rescuers are hampered by mountainous terrain and roads strewn with debris.

The provincial head of disaster management, Ehsanullah Ehsan, says they cannot ‘predict’ the number of bodies trapped.

Earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills more than 1,100 as rescuers search rubble in remote villages.

Taliban authorities are using helicopters and teams on foot to reach remote areas where thousands of mud-brick homes have been destroyed.

Taliban authorities are using helicopters and teams on foot to reach remote areas where thousands of mud-brick homes have been destroyed.

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: The United Nations warned of an exponential rise in casualties from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as the Taliban said the death toll passed…

The Afghan Red Crescent Society said on Tuesday that at least 1,124 people are confirmed dead and 3,251 have been hurt, with more than 8,000 homes destroyed.

Villages remain cut off in the remote, mountainous areas in the east that have been hardest hit by the disaster, which has killed at least 1,400 people.

Many victims remain trapped under the rubble, as emergency services have difficulty reaching remote villages.