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Hundreds killed in magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Afghanistan

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Hundreds of people have died, with the toll likely to increase, following a powerful earthquake in Afghanistan. The quake struck about 44km (27 miles) from the south-eastern city of Khost.

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National Post

S.Korea to provide $1 mln in humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit Afghanistan

SEOUL -- South Korea plans to provide $1 million in humanitarian assistance to victims of an earthquake in Afghanistan that killed 1,000 people, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Thursday. Read More

3 years ago·Canada

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TAZ

Earthquake and flood in Afghanistan: In the violence of nature

Earthquakes and floods claim hundreds of lives in Afghanistan. Some villages are completely destroyed. Aid from abroad is gradually coming on.

3 years ago·Berlin, Germany

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EURACTIV

At least 1,000 killed in Afghan quake, with fear toll will rise

Desperate rescuers battled against the clock Thursday (23 June) under pouring rain to pull survivors from the rubble after a powerful quake struck a mountainous border region of Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000 people.

3 years ago·Brussels, Belgium

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NHK World

Afghan quake kills at least 1,000, toll expected to rise | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

The death toll from Wednesday's earthquake in Afghanistan has surpassed 1,000. Casualties are expected to increase as an unknown number of people remain trapped under collapsed buildings.

3 years ago·Tokyo, Japan

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読売新聞オンライン

Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades

GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of Eastern Afghanistan Early Wednesday, Flattening Stone and Mud-Brick Homes and Killing at least 1,000 people. The disaster posed a new test for Afghanistan's Taliban rulers and relief agencies already Struggling with the country's multiple humanitarian crises. The quake was Afghanistan's deadliest in two decades, and officials said the toll could Rise. An estim…

3 years ago·Japan

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Philstar Global

At least 1,000 killed in Afghan quake, with fear toll will rise

A powerful earthquake jolted a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more, officials said Wednesday, with the toll expected to rise as desperate rescuers dig through collapsed dwellings.

3 years ago·Manila, Philippines

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