This tragic event highlights the vulnerability of communities in earthquake-prone regions and the urgent need for humanitarian assistance and disaster preparedness.

Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says public health ministry, as rescue operations take place. This live blog is closed<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/afghanistan-earthquake-near-jalalabad-magnitude-6-quake-pakistan-border">Magnitude 6 earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/how-have-you-been-affected-by-the-earthquake-in-afghanistan">How have you been affected by the earthquake?</a></li></ul>One resident in Afghanistan’s Nurgal district, one of the worst-affected areas in Kunar, said almost the entire village had collapsed under the force of the earthquake. 
 “Children are under the rubble. The elderly are under the rubble. Young people are under the rubble,” the villager, who did not give his name, told the Associated Press.“We need help here,” he pleaded. “We need people to come here and join us. Let us pull out the people who are buried. There is no one who can come and remove dead bodies from under the rubble.” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/01/afghanistan-earthquake-live-hundreds-after-shallow-quake-strikes-countrys-east-state-media-reports">Continue reading...</a>

يسلط هذا الحدث المأساوي الضوء على ضعف المجتمعات في المناطق المعرضة للزلازل والحاجة الملحة للمساعدة الإنسانية والاستعداد للكوارث.

ضرب زلزال بقوة 6 درجات محافظة كونار في أفغانستان، مما أسفر عن مقتل 800 شخص على الأقل وتدمير واسع للقرى. تجري عمليات إنقاذ حالياً.

Este trágico evento resalta la vulnerabilidad de las comunidades en regiones propensas a terremotos y la urgente necesidad de asistencia humanitaria y preparación para desastres.

Un terremoto de magnitud 6 en la provincia de Kunar, Afganistán, ha causado al menos 800 muertes y una destrucción generalizada de aldeas. Las operaciones de rescate están en marcha.

Cet événement tragique souligne la vulnérabilité des communautés dans les régions sujettes aux tremblements de terre et le besoin urgent d'assistance humanitaire et de préparation aux catastrophes.

Un tremblement de terre de magnitude 6 dans la province de Kunar, en Afghanistan, a causé au moins 800 décès et une destruction généralisée des villages. Des opérations de sauvetage sont en cours.

A magnitude 6 earthquake in Kunar province, Afghanistan, has resulted in at least 800 fatalities and widespread destruction of villages. Rescue operations are currently underway.