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Hundreds killed as 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan, destroying villages, officials say

The quake hit about 17 miles east of Jalalabad, near the border with Pakistan.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/6-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-afghanistan/story?id=125149603


ByKevin Shalvey and Somayeh Malekian


September 1, 2025, 6:18 PM

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Afghanistan quake leaves hundreds killed, thousands injuredThe quake hit about 17 miles east of Jalalabad, near the border with Pakistan. ABC News' Patrick Reevell reports.

LONDON -- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, destroying several villages, killing at least 812 people and injuring scores more, according to local officials.

The powerful earthquake struck just before midnight on Sunday near the border with Pakistan, with its epicenter about 17 miles east of Jalalabad, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Almost all of the deaths were in Kunar Province, where over 800 people were killed and another 2,500 people were injured, officials said in a statement shared by Zabihullah Mujahid, a government spokesperson.

Another dozen people were killed in Nangarhar Province, said Mufti Abdul Matin Qani, spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior. At least 255 were injured in that province, officials said.

An estimated 12,000 people have been directly affected, according to the World Health Organization in Afghanistan.


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In a phone interview with ABC News, Shah Mehmood, a Taliban government official in Nangahar Province said more people are feared trapped under rubble in remote villages..................