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The Night the Mountains Shook in Afghanistan: Testimony From a Front-Line Doctor

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It was just before midnight last Sunday, and the rugged and mountainous valleys of eastern Afghanistan had just been hit by a powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale. Dr. Abdul Mateen Sahak slept at his house in Jalalabb. At 1 a.m., the calls became more urgent: “We have received multiple injuries from different areas and the situation does not look good. Help us if possible!” he recalls.

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The Night the Mountains Shook in Afghanistan: Testimony From a Front-Line Doctor

It was just before midnight last Sunday, and the rugged and mountainous valleys of eastern Afghanistan had just been hit by a powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale. Dr. Abdul Mateen Sahak slept at his house in Jalalabb. At 1 a.m., the calls became more urgent: “We have received multiple injuries from different areas and the situation does not look good. Help us if possible!” he recalls.

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