Buried Villages, Rising Toll: Inside Afghanistan’s Deadliest Quake in Years
When midnight struck on Sunday in eastern Afghanistan, most families were asleep in their homes. Within seconds, thousands were trapped beneath crumbling mud walls as a 6.0 magnitude earthquake tore through Kunar and Nangarhar provinces. By Tuesday, officials confirmed at least 1,411 dead and more than 3,000 injured, making it one of the deadliest quakes…