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An Afghan man stands in front of his damaged house, in the aftermath of an earthquake at a village in the Khulm district of Samangan province. [AFP]
Survivors of a powerful earthquake in northern Afghanistan are digging through the rubble of their homes after spending bitterly cold nights outdoors. [AFP]
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake in northern Afghanistan has killed at least 27 people and injured nearly 1,000, the Health Ministry said on November 4, announcing the end of rescue operations. [AFP]
The tremor also damaged historical sites, including Afghanistan’s famed Blue Mosque in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, which is one of Afghanistan’s most revered religious landmarks. [Atif Aryan/AFP]
Afghan shopkeepers search the remains of their damaged shops along a highway, at Tang-e Tashkurgan in the Khulm district. [Atif Aryan/AFP]
Afghan men check a damaged truck along a highway, following an earthquake at Tang-e Tashkurgan in the Khulm district of Samangan province. [Atif Aryan/AFP]
Shopkeepers sit in front of their damaged shops in the Khulm district of Samangan province. [Atif Aryan/AFP]
Impoverished Afghanistan often faces difficulty in responding to natural disasters, especially in remote regions. Buildings tend to be low-rise constructions, mostly of concrete and brick, with homes in rural and outlying areas made from mud bricks and wood, many poorly built. [AFP]
Trucks drive along a highway past a mountain range, in the aftermath of an earthquake at Tang-e Tashkurgan in Khulm district, Samangan province. [AFP]
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