The Taliban administration has reported that the death toll from the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has surpassed 2,200 and may continue to rise.

A magnitude 6 earthquake in Afghanistan has caused significant damage, killing at least 1,000 people and prompting the Taliban to appeal for international assistance.

Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense has airlifted 30 doctors and 800 kg of medicine to Kunar province to support local hospitals following Tuesday night's earthquake that killed at least 800 people.

An earthquake struck Kunar province in eastern Afghanistan on the night of 31/8, killing at least 250 people and injuring 500.

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck Cao Duong commune, Phu Tho province, causing tremors in some parts of Hanoi.