Kabul, Sept. 1 -- A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck eastern Afghanistan today, near the border with Pakistan, with tremors felt across parts of Pakistan, including the capital Islamabad nearly 400 km away.
More than 115 injured people have been taken to hospitals in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, where casualties are being reported,BBC reported officials as saying.
According to seismological data, the epicentre was located about 27 km (17 miles) from Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province and Afghanistan's fifth-largest city.
The quake comes just days after Nangarhar province was battered by severe flooding between Friday and Saturday, which destroyed properties and left five people dead, local authorities said.
Accord...