Overview
- The latest official tally reports more than 1,400 dead and about 3,000 injured, with authorities warning numbers remain preliminary and could rise.
- Officials say Kunar is the worst-hit province, reporting over 1,400 deaths and more than 3,100 injured, while Nangarhar confirms at least 10–12 deaths and hundreds wounded, with Laghman also reporting casualties.
- A magnitude 6.0 quake struck near Jalalabad at a depth of about 8 km late Sunday, followed by at least five aftershocks that complicated search-and-rescue.
- More than 5,000 homes collapsed and hospitals in the region were quickly overwhelmed, as landslides and blocked mountain roads limited access to affected valleys.
- The Taliban authorities formed an emergency committee and deployed helicopters for evacuations, while the UN released $5 million and the EU prepared 130 tons of relief supplies plus €1 million in emergency aid.