The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at 11:47 pm local time, with its epicenter located around 27 kilometres northeast of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province.

Dozens of Villages Destroyed in Kunar Province as Rescue Efforts Resume. In the Afghan province of Kunar, “Dozens of villages have been completely destroyed,” the public health ministry said as

A magnitude 6 earthquake shook Afghanistan’s eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar at about midnight on Monday (19:30 GMT, Sunday). News agencies cited Afghanistan’s Information Ministry as saying that more than 250 people were killed and 500 were injured.

The quake, near the border with Pakistan, injured more than 2,500 people in mountainous areas that rescue workers took hours to reach.

Hundreds are feared dead after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck in eastern Afghanistan on Monday. The Taliban governments says dozens of homes are "under rubble" while entire villages have also been destroyed.

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European authorities have blamed Russia for jamming the navigation of a civilian aircraft carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, forcing the pilots to land using printed maps.

Turkey has been rocked by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake tonight (Sunday) as rescuers and locals search collapsed buildings for survivors. At least one person is confirmed to have died and more than two dozen are injured.