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Coverage dated October 6, 2023

Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes kill at least 15 and injure nearly 40 others in western Afghanistan

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The Taliban say a strong earthquake with several aftershocks has killed at least 15 people and injured dozens of others in western Afghanistan.

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  1. Triblive

    Pair of earthquakes kill at least 15 in western Afghanistan (opens Triblive)

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    ISLAMABAD — Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes have killed at least 15 and injured nearly 40 others in Herat province in Afghanistan, according to Mohammad Abdullah Jan, spokesman for the country’s national disaster authority.

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes kill at least 15 and injure nearly 40 others in western Afghanistan (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    The Taliban say a strong earthquake with several aftershocks has killed at least 15 people and injured dozens of others in western Afghanistan.

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    Two 6.3-magnitude earthquakes kill dozens and injure many more in western Afghanistan (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Local authorities gave an estimate of 100 people killed and 500 injured, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

  4. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    At least 100 dead after powerful earthquakes strike western Afghanistan: UN (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    At least 100 people are dead and at least 500 injured after powerful earthquakes struck western Afghanistan on Saturday, the United Nations said.

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Two 6.3-magnitude earthquakes kill dozens in western Afghanistan (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    ISLAMABAD >> Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country’s national disaster authority said.

  6. PBS NewsHour

    News Wrap: Deadly earthquakes strike villages in western Afghanistan (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    In our news wrap Saturday, two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes in western Afghanistan killed more than 300 people according to a UN estimate and injured scores of others, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and a bipartisan delegation of senators met with Chinese officials in Shanghai during the firs…

  7. WDIO Duluth

    Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to over 2,000 (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    A Taliban government spokesperson says the death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has jumped to more than 2,000. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.

  8. New York Post

    100 dead, nearly 1,000 injured after 6.3 magnitude earthquakes rock Afghanistan (opens New York Post)

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    Afghanistan authorities estimated around 100 people were killed and more than 500 injured when two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes struck the western part of the country.

  9. CBS News

    At least 15 dead, dozens more injured after a duo of 6.3 magnitude earthquakes in Afghanistan (opens CBS News)

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    The Taliban say a strong earthquake with several aftershocks has killed at least 15 people and injured dozens of others in western Afghanistan.

  10. Washington Post

    At least 100 dead in Afghanistan after powerful earthquakes, U.N. says (opens Washington Post)

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    The earthquake struck western Afghanistan, where officials feared the death toll could rise significantly.

  11. NPR

    Hundreds are feared dead after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan (opens NPR)

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    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.

  12. The Daily Caller

    ‘People Are Buried Under Rubble’: 15 Dead, Nearly 40 Injured After Two 6.3 Magnitude Earthquakes Hit Afghanistan (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Tragedy struck western Afghanistan on Saturday as a series of earthquakes rattled the region, resulting in at least 15 fatalities and 40 injured, per the AP.

  13. Los Angeles Times

    Two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes kill dozens and injure many more in Afghanistan (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The earthquakes and aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan, the country's national disaster authority said.

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