Afghanistan quake toll rises to more than 1,400: govt spokesman
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
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.