Published on, Sept. 2 -- September 2, 2025 3:42 PM

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has risen to at least 1,124, with over 3,200 people injured, officials said on Tuesday. The quake, measuring 6.0 in magnitude, struck near midnight on Monday, severely damaging remote villages in the mountainous Kunar and Nangarhar provinces. Over 8,000 homes were destroyed, and many remain trapped under rubble.

Rescue operations continue, but harsh terrain, damaged roads, and bad weather are slowing efforts to reach isolated areas along the Pakistan border. Authorities have deployed machinery to clear roads and are using helicopters to bring aid and evacuate the injured. Many injured people have been transferred to hospit...