Afghanistan earthquake kills eight, more casualties feared

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An earthquake in northeastern Afghanistan killed at least eight people early on Monday (Sep 05), and the toll could rise, the state news
agency quoted a regional official as saying.The quake of magnitude 5.3 struck near the eastern city of Jalalabad in the early hours, the
United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.An earthquake in northeastern Afghanistan killed at least eight people early on Monday, and the
toll could rise, the state news agency quoted a regional official as saying.The quake of magnitude 5.3 struck near the eastern city of
casualties could rise.Initial reports put the toll from the quake at six, with nine injured, said disaster ministry spokesman Mohammad
Nassim Haqqani.Afghanistan is still recovering from a strong earthquake in June that killed more than 1,000 and wiped out villages in its
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