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Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll rises to 900, over 3,000 injured

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Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll rises to 900, over 3,000 injured

Damaged houses are seen after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan in Dara Noor, in Jalalabad on September 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from a strong earthquake in Afghanistan’s east rose to 900, with 3,000 people injured, an official said Tuesday (September 2, 2025) as rescue teams scoured the area…

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River ferry sinks in Afghanistan killing at least 20

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River ferry sinks in Afghanistan killing at least 20

At least 20 people were killed when a boat sank while crossing a river in eastern Afghanistan on June 1 morning, a Taliban official said. Quraishi Badlon, provincial director of the Information and Culture Department in Nangarhar Province, said that the boat sank while crossing a river in Mohmand Dara district, killing 20 people including…

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