At least622 people have been killed and more than 1,500 injured after a 6.0 magnitude tremor struck Afghanistan.
Entire villages were destroyed by the tremor with shocks shaking buildings from Kabul to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. The Taliban-run inferior ministry said the quake has killed hundreds since striking the country at about 11:47pm (8:17pm) on Sunday.
The quake reportedly shook buildings around 370 kilometres apart for several seconds. There was a second earthquake in the same province about 20 minutes later, with a magnitude of 4.5 and a depth of 10km (6.2 miles).
This was later followed by a 5.2 earthquake at the same depth.
‘Numbers expected to change,’ Afghan official
Sharafat Zaman, a spokesperson for Afghanistan’s ministry of public health, said several villages have been “completely destroyed,” in the quake.
He said: “The figures for martyrs and injured are changing. Medical teams from Kunar, Nangarhar and the capital Kabul have arrived in the area.”
He added reports around casualties “were expected to change.”
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Villages ‘completely destroyed’
Numerous villages in Afghanistan have been “completely destroyed” in the quake, according to an Afghan official.
The Kunar Disaster Management Authority said deaths and injuries had been reported in the regions of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Capadare.
First images emerge following quake
The first images have emerged from Afganistan following the quake.
Vicims were seen being take to ambulances and hospitals in Jalalabad, Reuters said.
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Rescue teams race to quake-affected areas
Rescue teams have raced to areas affected by the massive tremor in Afghanistan.
The Afghan Red Crescent said its officials and medical teams “rushed to the affected areas and are currently providing emergency assistance to impacted families.”
In a post shared to X/Twitter, the Afghan Red Crescent said: “A powerful #earthquake[1] struck late last night in various areas of Nurgal district, Kunar province, causing both human casualties and significant financial losses to local communities. In the immediate aftermath, officials from the #ARCS[2], along with medical teams, rushed to the affected areas and are currently providing emergency assistance to impacted families.”
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A powerful #earthquake struck late last night in various areas of Nurgal district, Kunar province, causing both human casualties and significant financial losses to local communities.
In the immediate aftermath, officials from the #ARCS, along with medical teams, rushed… pic.twitter.com/dolNY2N6dp[3][4][5][6]— Afghan Red Crescent | افغاني سره میاشت (@ARCSAfghanistan) September 1, 2025[7]
At least 622 killed, Taliban says
At least 622 people have been killed with more than 1,500 injured in the earthquake, Afghanistan’s Taliban government has said.
The tremor struck the northeastern province of Kunar, close to the Pakistan border at about 11:47pm (8.17pm UK time) on Sunday.
At least 500 dead in Afghanistan tremor
At least 500 people have died and another 1,000 injured following a 6.0 magnitude tremor in Afghanistan.
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