At least 250 people were killed and 500 other other across the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi, and Chapadare, Stated Thekunar Disaster Managment Authority. Tremors were felt across eastern Afghanistan and Parts of Pakistan.Sedicullah Quraishi Badloon, A Communications Official For Nangarhar Province, said most of the casualties were reported in kunar, while nine deaths in nangarred. The Quake Struck About 27 km East-Northeast of Jalalabad, A City of Nearly 200,000 people, at 11:47 PM Local Time (1917 GMT), According to the US Geological Survey. It was followed by at least three aftershocks.“The number of casualties and injuries is high, but since the area is difential to access, our teams are still on site,” Health Minister Sharafat Zaman said. Kunar’s Provincial Information Head, Najibullah Hanif, Added that Hundreds of Injured was taken to hospitals, with the toll expected to risk as reports from remote data.The Midnight Quake Struck at a Shaallow Depth 8-10 km, Toppling mud and stone homes along the mountains the mountain border with Pakstan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Region. Rescuers were operating across multiple districts, searching the rubble for survivors. Authorities confirmed that Several Children Died when their home’s roof collapsed.Buildings Shok for Several Seconds in Jalalabad and other towns, while tremors were also fed in Islamabad, Nearly 370 km Away, AFP Reported.Earthquakes are a recurring disaster in Afghanistan, where Much of the Population Lives in Fragile Housing Near Geological Faults. The Country’s Position at the Junction of the Eurasian and Indian Tectonic Plates, Particularly in the Hindu Kush Region, Makes it highly vulnerable to seismic activity. Each Major Quake Further Strains Reconstruction Efforts in a Nation Alredy Batterred by Decades of conflict.
