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Aftershock in Afghanistan as quake toll rises to 1,150 dead
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Aftershock in Afghanistan as quake toll rises to 1,150 dead

  • By EBRAHIM NOROOZI - Associated Press
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State media say at least five people were killed when another, smaller earthquake struck an area of eastern Afghanistan that experienced a devastating quake earlier this week. The state-run Bakhtar News Agency said the quake shook Paktika’s Gayan District on Friday morning. The quake injured more than 11 people, according to initial reports. The region is already reeling from Wednesday’s magnitude 6 quake that killed 1,150 people and injured scores more, according to the latest figures carried in state media.

Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades

Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades

  • By EBRAHIM NOROOZI - Associated Press
  • Updated

Afghanistan's state-run news agency reported a powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of the country's east, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more. Wednesday's quake was the country's deadliest in two decades. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise. Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 earthquake near the Pakistani border. But early footage from villages tucked among the rough mountains showed residents picking through rubble of collapsed stone and mud-brick houses. The disaster posed a major test for the Taliban-led government. The Taliban seized power last year as the U.S. and its allies were withdrawing from the country.

Afghans sell organs due to poverty
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Afghans sell organs due to poverty

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Many of Afghanistan's growing number of destitute people are making desperate decisions as their nation spirals into poverty, with some even t…

Fear shuts female café in Kabul
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Fear shuts female café in Kabul

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Once a renowned hang-out, the Tabasum café is now an empty space, with just tables and chairs. 23-year-old Nikee Tabasum, who owns the café in…

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