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CatastropheAfghanistan

Nighttime earthquake claims hundreds of lives in Afghanistan

Terry Martin
September 1, 2025

Officials say a 6.0-magnitude earthquake has killed over 800 people in eastern Afghanistan. Entire villages were reduced to rubble in the middle of the night. DW spoke with journalist Ali Latifi in the capital, Kabul, about the situation on the ground.

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