Bakhtar News Agency/Handout via ReutersAt least 1,000 people are dead after Afghanistan was rocked by a powerful earthquake early Wednesday, with the death toll expected to climb. Another 600 injuries …
Factbox: Quake in Afghanistan is its deadliest in two decades
Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in two decades killed at least 950 people near the southeastern city of Khost on Wednesday, officials have said.
Factbox: Quake in Afghanistan is its deadliest in two decades
Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in two decades killed at least 950 people near the southeastern city of Khost on Wednesday, officials have said.
Factbox: Quake in Afghanistan is its deadliest in two decades
Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in two decades killed at least 950 people near the southeastern city of Khost on Wednesday, officials have said.
Afghanistan earthquake: Injured carried to rescue helicopter
A government rescue helicopter has attended the scene of a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan’s Paktika province. At least 280 people are thought to have been killed in the quake, with the death …
Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude strikes Afghanistan, Pakistan
The USGS said the quake struck about 44 km (27 miles) from the city of Khost in southeastern Afghanistan and was at a depth of 51 km.
Girl Forced to Marry, Allegedly Kills Herself in Central Afghanistan
A girl who was forced to marry in Bamyan province in the center of Afghanistan, has allegedly committed suicide, according to local sources. The girl is said to have hanged herself after being forced …
Afghanistan: Staff at Kandahar airport resigns due to non-payment of salaries
Kabul: Staff at the Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province have resigned due to non-payment of salaries, media reports said.
Employees at an Airport in Southern Afghanistan Resign Due to Non-Payment of Their Salaries
Due to non-payment of salary and remuneration, the staff at the Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province have resigned. According to the local sources, the …
Former journalist Peter Jouvenal among five UK nationals to be released in Afghanistan
Businessman and former cameraman Peter Jouvenal is among five British nationals to be released in Afghanistan, his wife Hassina Syed told CNN.