ºÚÁÏÉçÇø expresses condolences to families of Afghanistan earthquake victims

Civil defense workers, locals, and army soldiers prepare to evacuate injured victims of an earthquake that killed hundreds in eastern Afghanistan, in Mazar Dara, Kunar province, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP)
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  • Earthquake has killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers struggled to reach remote areas

RIYADH: ºÚÁÏÉçÇø on Monday expressed its condolences to the families of victims of an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday.

The earthquake has killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers struggled to reach remote areas due to rough mountainous terrain and inclement weather.

Sharafat Zaman, spokesperson for the health ministry in Kabul, called for international aid to tackle the devastation wrought by the quake of magnitude 6 that struck around midnight local time, at a depth of 10 km.

The Foreign Ministry expressed the Kingdom’s solidarity with the people of Afghanistan and wished the injured a speedy recovery.