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Afghanistan hit by deadly magnitude 6.3 earthquake
A powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early on Monday near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh
Summary
The pro-Taliban radio said that another 19 people have died in Kholm district. The earthquake struck at just before 1 a.m. Why is Afghanistan so prone to earthquakes?
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Organisations
- national disaster management agency2
- Reuters news agency
- pro-Taliban radio
- Hurriyat Radio
- United Nations
- Radio Pashto
- Reuters
- Taliban
Places
- Afghanistan2
- Hindu Kush mountain range
- Mazar-e Sharif city
- Balkh province.A
- Mazar-e Sharif
- Mazar-i-Sharif
- Pakistan
- Samagan
Keywords
- earthquake2
- magnitude2
- casualties
- geological
- powerful
- deadly
- feared
- shakes
- hit
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