Kabul: An earthquake has struck Afghanistan, leaving at least 255 people dead in the provinces of Paktika and Khost, Elias Khel Naseri, the head of the Southwest Red Crescent's zone told Sputnik on Wednesday.
#Afghanistan: An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 255 people, authorities said.#earthquake
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"According to preliminary information … 100 people have been killed in Paktika, Gayan district, and in Afghan Dubai village, in Spera district of Khost province, 20 people have been exhumed," Naseri sai