Earthquake rocks Afghanistan, killing at least 250 and destroying villages CBSNewsSeptember 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM Kabul, Afghanistan — A strong earthquake in far eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border late Sunday destroyed numerous villages and caused extensive damage, killing at least 250 people...
- - Earthquake rocks Afghanistan, killing at least 250 and destroying villages
CBSNewsSeptember 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Kabul, Afghanistan — A strong earthquake in far eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border late Sunday destroyed numerous villages and caused extensive damage, killing at least 250 people and injuring at least 500 others, officials said.
Authorities expected the numbers of deaths and injuries being reported to increase as search and rescue teams reached the remote region where the temblor hit. The Reuters news service put the death toll at about 500 and injuries at around 1,000, citing the country's state-run broadcaster Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), adding that Taliban-led health authorities in the Afghan capital of Kabul said they were still confirming figures as rescuers tried to get to the vicinity.
The quake struck several towns in Kunar province and near the city of Jalalabad in neighboring Nangahar province. The 6.0 magnitude shaker hit at 11:47 p.m. and was centered 17 miles east-northeast of Jalalabad, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was just 5 miles deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage.
Several aftershocks hit throughout the night, including a powerful and shallow 5.2-magnitude temblor just after 4 a.m., French news agency AFP reported.
The quake shook buildings from Kabul to Islamabad, the Pakistani capital some 230 miles away, for several seconds, AFP journalists said.
Taliban soldiers along with civilians carry earthquake victims to an ambulance at an airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on Sept. 1, 2025. / Credit: Stringer / REUTERS
The Kunar Disaster Management Authority said in a statement that at least 250 people were killed and 500 others injured in the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Chapadare. "Rescue operations are still underway there, and several villages have been completely destroyed. The figures for martyrs and injured are changing. Medical teams from Kunar, Nangarhar and the capital Kabul have arrived in the area," said Sharafat Zaman, a spokesman for the ministry of public health. He said many areas had not been able to report casualties figures and that "the numbers were expected to change" as death and injuries are reported. Jalalabad is a bustling trade city due to its proximity with neighboring Pakistan and a key border crossing between the countries. Although it has a population of about 300,000 according to the municipality, it's metropolitan area is thought to be far larger. Most of its buildings are low-rise constructions, mostly of concrete and brick, and its outlying areas include homes built of mud bricks and wood. Many are of poor construction.
Jalalabad also has considerable agriculture and farming, including citrus fruit and rice, with the Kabul River flowing through the city.
A map from the U.S. Geological Survey shows the location of a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Afghanistan on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. / Credit: USGS
Afghanistan is located near the junction of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates and it is often struck with earthquakes.
A magnitude 6.3 temblor rocked Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2023, along with strong aftershocks. The Taliban government estimated that at least 4,000 perished. The U.N. gave a far lower figure of about 1,500. It was the deadliest natural disaster to strike Afghanistan in recent memory. More than 90% of those killed were women and children, UNICEF said.
In June 2022, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck parts of eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 1,000 people and injuring more than 1,500 others.
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