KABUL National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said on Tuesday.
At least 268 people were injured and 4,000 houses damaged by the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck major cities including Kabul, Jalalabad, Faizabad, Taloqan and Asadabad.
ANDMA chief Wais Ahmad Barmak said the quake caused losses and casualties in 14 northern, central and eastern provinces of the country. Most of the casualties occurred in Badakhshan province.
He said 13 people were killed and 24 others injured in Badakhshan, where the temblor originated. Rescue . . .
