Scramble for survivors as Afghanistan quake death toll passes 1,400

Afghans walking past damaged houses, after earthquakes at Mazar Dara village in Nurgal district, Kunar province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on Sept 1, 2025. - AFP

JALALABAD: A powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan at the weekend killed more than 1,400 people and injured thousands more, the Taliban government said on Tuesday (Sept 2), making it one of the deadliest to hit the country in decades.

The casualty toll has mounted steadily since the 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit late Sunday night, devastating remote areas in mountainous provinces near the border with Pakistan.