Over 800 Dead, 1K injured after 6.0-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan

Afghan Public Health Ministry spokesperson Sharafat Zaman stated that because the earthquake hit a remote mountainous area, it will take time to get the exact information about human losses and damage to the infrastructure.”

“We have launched a massive rescue operation and mobilized hundreds of people to help people in the affected areas,” Zaman said.

Zaman went on to call for international aid as rescuers combed through collapsed homes for survivors.

The ministry said that 1,000 injured people had been evacuated and admitted to hospitals.

Secretary-General António Guterres said in a post on X that a United Nations team has been mobilized.