DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Toll likely to rise, with significant damage reported across mountainous provinces of Kunar and Nangahar, sources say.Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 10 people and the toll expected to grow as information trickles in from remote mountain villages.The tremor shook the Kunar and Nangahar provinces at about midnight local time on Monday (19:30 GMT, Sunday), local sources told Al Jazeera, with significant damage reported across several districts in the mountainous regions.The sources said at least 20 others were confirmed injured.The Anadolu news agency meanwhile cited Afghanistan’s Information Ministry as saying that more than 250 people were killed and 500 injured in the quake, including in Nur Gal, Sawki, Watpur, Manogi and Chapa Dara districts of Kunar province.The United States Geological Survey said the 6.0 magnitude quake was centred 27km (17 miles) east of the city of Jalalabad in the Nangahar province. It happened at a depth of just 8km (5 miles).A short while later, another 4.5 magnitude tremor occurred near Basawul in Nangahar.Al Jazeera’s Mohsin Momand, reporting from Kabul, said aftershocks were felt into the morning.“The epicentre of the quake was recorded in Kunar province. Entire villages in Kunar province have been badly hit. And the government says emergency teams are being deployed from Kabul and nearby provinces. Officials here are pledging to use all available resources to rescue people and support affected families,” he said.The effect of the quake was felt in neighbouring Pakistan, too.Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder, reporting from the La …
