6.0-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES EASTERN AFGHANISTAN, KILLS AT LEAST NINE
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake has struck Afghanistan’s eastern region near the Pakistan border. The United States Geological Survey, USGS reported that the quake occurred last night about 27 kilometres north-east of Jalalabad, in Nangarhar Province and a depth of 8 kilometres. Spokesman for the province’s health department, Ajmal Darwaish, expressed sadness over the earthquake, noting that it claimed the lives of at least nine people and left several others injured in […]