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Fears of more casualties as further earthquakes hit Afghanistan

Hospitals are at capacity since the quakes occurred around the city of Herat, and the Taliban are ill-equipped to respond effectively

The Guardian - UK

Afghanistan hit by second strong quake days after first killed more than 2,000

Another strong earthquake shook part of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and flattened whole villages.

France 24

Australia sends aid to Afghanistan after deadly quakes

Australia is sending aid to Afghanistan to help humanitarian efforts after earthquakes struck the country last week, killing and injuring thousands of people.

AAP

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Four British men freed by Taliban after being held in Afghanistan

The men were all detained over allegedly breaking the country’s laws earlier this year

The Guardian - UK

Afghan earthquake rescue mission faces race against time

Many remain buried after Saturday’s earthquake in Afghanistan, as rescue teams intensify efforts to dig out survivors.

Al Jazeera

An Indian in quake-hit Afghanistan cries for help, wants to ‘come back home’

Afghan quake kills 2,000; Indian woman Asma, husband and daughter flee home in fear. Asma called Indian embassy in Kabul for help. She married Afghan man in India and they lived happily until Taliban overthrew govt. Asma, family living in tent, out of money & scared of tremors. Hopes Indian…

The Hindu

Four British men freed by Taliban after being detained in Afghanistan

The UK Foreign Office said it welcomes the release of the men, who were detained over allegedly breaking the country’s laws.

The Independent UK

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Four UK Nationals Released From Afghan Prison

Detained British citizens freed after unspecified charges; UK government welcomes release

Zenger

Afghans still hope to find survivors from quake that killed over 2,000 in western Herat province

Afghan rescuers and villagers are still digging through rubble in western Herat province, three days after one of the deadliest earthquakes in the region left more than 2,000 dead

The Independent UK

Massive Destruction As Earthquakes Rock Herat, Afghanistan

Over 2,000 killed, 1,240 wounded in devastating earthquakes in Afghanistan's Herat province

Zenger

SAS troops ‘executed Afghan males of fighting age’, inquiry hears

Counsel to London inquiry into 80 civilian deaths focuses on British operations in Helmand province between 2010 and 2013

The Guardian - UK

The seven key night raids at the centre of the Afghanistan inquiry

UK special forces have been accused of killing ‘innocent civilians’ during the conflict.

The Independent UK

Afghan earthquake survivors sleep amid rubble as death toll nears 3,000

People spend second night in ruined villages where desperate search for loved ones is continuing

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: IDF decries surprise Hamas attack as ‘worst day in Israeli history’

IDF says conflict ‘could be a 9/11 and a Pearl Harbor wrapped into one’ as Supernova festival-goers describe attack

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The Independent UK

Senior Taliban officials visit villages struck by earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people

A senior Taliban delegation is visiting western Afghanistan's Herat province in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people and flattened entire villages

The Guardian - UK

Inquiry to open into claims British soldiers summarily killed 80 Afghans

Public inquiry into alleged actions of SAS units to begin amid victims’ families pleas for truth to be uncovered

Al Jazeera

People in quake-hit Afghanistan use shovels, bare hands to pull out victims

More than 2,000 dead as search continues for those trapped under debris after magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits the nation.

The Guardian - UK

Afghanistan earthquake has killed more than 2,400, Taliban say

Magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck near Herat on Saturday, injuring more than 10,000 and destroying hundreds of houses

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The Independent UK

Earthquakes kill over 2,000 in Afghanistan. People are freeing the dead and injured with their hands

A Taliban government spokesperson says the death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has jumped to more than 2,000

Zenger

Over 2000 Killed In Devastating Earthquakes In Afghanistan

Taliban reports massive casualties as rescue efforts intensify

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to 2,000: Taliban officials

Child rescued from underneath the rubble in Herat province as death toll from Afghanistan quake passes 2,000.

France 24

Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to more than 2,400, says govt spokesman

The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply again Sunday to at least 2,445 as rescuers scrabbled for survivors among the ruins of razed villages.

Al Jazeera

Powerful earthquake kills more than 100 people in western Afghanistan

The death toll is expected to rise as rescue efforts continue after the magnitude 6.3 earthquake.

The Independent UK

Two 6.3-magnitude earthquakes kill dozens and injure many more in western Afghanistan

The Taliban say a strong earthquake with several aftershocks has dozens in western Afghanistan

WEKU

Over 2,000 feared dead after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan

Images shared by Afghan journalists showed at least one village reduced to rubble after a series of quakes flattened stone and mudbrick homes in the country's west.

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