Kids sit near their home that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of southwest of the city of Khost, Afghanistan, on Wednesday.
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Updated 6:44 PM ET, Wed June 22, 2022
Kids sit near their home that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of southwest of the city of Khost, Afghanistan, on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan was rocked by its deadliest earthquake in decades on Wednesday when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the country’s east, killing more than 1,000 people and wounding many more, according to a regional official.
The humanitarian disaster comes at a difficult time for the Taliban-ruled country, currently in the throes of hunger and economic crises.
People help in search and rescue operations amid the debris of a building after the earthquake.
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A villager collects his belongings from under the rubble of his home that was destroyed in the earthquake.
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An injured victim of the earthquake receives treatment at a hospital in Paktia, Afghanistan.
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People evacuate wounded in the earthquake.
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Search and rescue operations continue after the earthquake.
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Taliban guards outside the district hospital where victims of the earthquake were brought in Paktia, Afghanistan.
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An old man sits near his house that was destroyed in the earthquake.
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An ambulance shift earthquake victims.
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People queue up in a line to donate blood for the earthquake victims being treated at a hospital in Paktika, Afghanistan.
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A girl stands near a house that was damaged by the earthquake.
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People sit outside a tent after their house was damaged in the earthquake.
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