1,000 dead in quake
AN earthquake in the east of Afghanistan has killed 1,000 people and hurt 1,500 more, the country’s state-run news agency said.
The latest figure came from the Bakhtar News Agency as officials tried to help those affected by Wednesday’s disaster.
Rescue efforts are likely to be complicated since many international aid agencies left Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of the country last year and the chaotic withdrawal of the US military.