Tremors from 5.9-magnitude quake in Afghanistan rattle Pakistan’s north

PESHAWAR: Tremors from a 5.9-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region were felt across parts of northern Pakistan and the federal capital late on Thursday, according to the country’s meteorological department. The Hindu Kush region has long been prone to frequent and often deadly seismic activity. Last week, a powerful 6.0-magnitude quake in eastern Afghanistan killed more than 2,200 people and injured around 4,000, flattening entire villages and deepening the country’s humanitarian crisis. “The earthquake originated on Sept.

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