Massive 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Aid Agencies Face Logistical Hurdles Over 5,400 Homes Destroyed in Catastrophic Quake A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake has devastated eastern Afghanistan, with the death toll now soaring past 1,400 people. Eko Hot Blog reports that the quake struck a remote mountainous area near the Pakistan border at a shallow depth of just five … Read more
Graphic images posted to social media showed bloody bodies on the back of a pick-up truck while a crane hoisted one man up. The Taliban hung the bodies of four kidnappers from cranes after killing them during a shootout in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat on Saturday, a senior official said. Herat province’s deputy governor … Read more
At least eight people were killed and 28 others wounded after a car bomb blast rattled Mehtarlam city, capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Laghman province on Monday, local police confirmed. “The explosion occurred roughly at 10:00 a.m. local time. The blast targeted the convoy of provincial governor driving along a road. The governor escaped the attack, … Read more