A 6.0-magnitude quake struck Kunar Province in the eastern part of the country late on Sunday
At least 800 people have been killed and over 2,800 injured after a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan late on Sunday, the country’s Information Ministry has said, noting that the death toll is likely to rise.
The quake is reported to have struck at around midnight local time (GMT+4:30), with its epicenter near the city of Jalalabad in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, about 120km east of Kabul, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The initial quake was soon followed up with a 4.5-magnitude aftershock and another…
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