QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): More than two dozen people have been killed as a result of an earthquake in western Badghis province, an official said on Tuesday.
Mohammad Saleh Purdil, administrative chief for Qadis district, said roofs of several houses collapsed due to the earthquake in the area.
He said a number of people, including women and children, were killed in Monday’s temblor.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the epicentre of the quake --measuring 5.3 on the open-ended Richter scale -- was in Qadis district.
But Director of Information and Culture Baz Mohammad Sarwari put the death . . .
