Extreme weather leaves 22 dead over past 24 hours in Afghanistan, including 13 from collapsing roofs

Afghan authorities say extreme weather has left 22 people dead and 32 injured over the last 24 hours, including more than a dozen who were killed after torrential rainfall caused the roofs of houses ...

The Far Side

For about 40 minutes, no one on Earth could know exactly what the four astronauts were doing. During their interlude in ...

Deadly Earthquake and Floods Worsen Afghanistan’s Troubles

Floods have killed at least 77 people this week and destroyed or damaged thousands of homes, and an earthquake on Friday ...

Death toll from Afghan quake rises, including 8 members of refugee family returned from Iran

For several minutes after the earthquake struck, he could hear their screams. Then there was silence. Mohibullah Niazi, a ...

Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan leave 77 dead in 10 days, authorities say

The Afghanistan Disaster Management Authority says widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy ...
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5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing 8 on outskirts of Kabul

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late ...

5.8 magnitude quake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing 8 in Afghanistan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday, killing at least eight people in ...

Magnitude 5.8 quake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan and 8 are reported dead in Kabul

The region is highly seismically active, and quakes have caused thousands of deaths in recent years. Friday's earthquake had an epicenter in the Hindu Kush mountain range, about 93 miles east of the ...