Afghanistan quake toll rises to more than 1,400: govt spokesman


FE Team | Published: September 03, 2025 00:35:46


Afghanistan quake toll rises to more than 1,400: govt spokesman

KABUL, Sept 2, 2025 (AFP): The death toll from an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has shot up to more than 1,400, a government spokesman said Tuesday.
The Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said 1,411 people were killed in Kunar province, the hardest hit by the magnitude 6.0 earthquake, and 3,124 were injured.

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