Multiple earthquakes devastate part of Afghanistan

Afghanistan (MNN) — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake devastated parts of eastern Afghanistan late Sunday. As of Tuesday, the death toll has passed 1,410 people, with thousands more injured and over 5,400 homes destroyed. Almost all of the deaths were in Kunar Province, Afghan officials said Monday.Shakemap from USGS for the magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Afghanistan August 31, 2025. (Courtesy of United States Geological Survey, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.)Among other aftershocks, a 5.2-magnitud