Destructive earthquake in Afghanistan: 20 dead and more than a hundred injured

At least 20 people died, more than 140 were injured as a result of a powerful earthquake in Afghanistan.

As BAKU.WS reports, this information comes from the Afghanistan International portal, citing a statement on Facebook by Maulvi Ahmadullah Wasiq, the chairman of the National Olympic Committee and the Department of Physical Culture and Sports in the Taliban government.

The official noted that the greatest destruction and casualties were recorded in the northern provinces of Samangan and Balkh, particularly in the city of Tashkurgan.

"The earthquake tremors were very strong, the number of victims may increase," wrote Ahmadullah Wasiq.

We remind you that tremors with a magnitude of 6.3 were recorded at 00:28 Baku time, 45 km southeast of the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province in the north of the country. In August 2025, Afghanistan already experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of 6. It claimed the lives of more than 2,200 people.

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As a result of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that occurred near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, at least seven people were killed and about 150 people were injured.

This is reported by BAKU.WS with reference to Reuters.

"By this morning, seven people have died, 150 wounded have been transported to medical centers," said Samim Joyanda, a representative of the health department of Samangan province, located near Mazar-i-Sharif.

According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 28 km near Mazar-i-Sharif, where about 523,000 people live.

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