Afghanistan quake leaves trail of destruction
Barakatullah poses for a picture in front of his house that was damaged by an earthquake in Spolgin village, Spera district of Khost province, Afghanistan, June 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara
A Taliban helicopter takes off after bringing aid to the site of an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Bibi Hawa and her daughter Safia from the quake-hit area of Barmal, receive treatment at a hospital ward in Sharana, Afghanistan, June 24. Bibi Hawa claims she lost 18 of her family members in the recent earthquake. REUTERS/Ali Khara
A view shows a damaged mosque after the recent earthquake in Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Ahmad Vali poses for a picture inside his house that was damaged by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Afghan men search for survivors amidst the debris of a house that was destroyed by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23. REUTERS/Ali Khara
An Afghan woman is helped to reach an evacuation helicopter after she lost some of her relatives in an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23. REUTERS/Ali Khara
An Afghan man removes debris from his damaged house after the recent earthquake in Spolgin village in the Spera district of Khost province, Afghanistan, June 26. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Afghan children are pictured in the quake-hit area in the Spera district of Khost province, Afghanistan, June 26. REUTERS/Ali Khara
An Afghan woman bakes bread in the quake-hit area in Spolgin village in the Spera district of Khost province, Afghanistan, June 26. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Shah Mireh, 40, from the quake-hit area of Barmal, holds her baby inside a hospital ward after the baby was injured in a recent earthquake, in Sharana, Afghanistan, June 24. REUTERS/Ali Khara
A quake-hit Afghan family's tents are pictured after the recent earthquake in Spolgin village, Spera district of Khost province, Afghanistan, June 26. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Dead animals are pictured in the quake-hit area in Kalizei village in the Gayan district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 26. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Afghan girls are seen in the quake-hit area in Spolgin village in the Spera district of Khost province, Afghanistan, June 26. REUTERS/Ali Khara
An Afghan boy plays with hand made RPG toy in the quake-hit area in the Spera district of Khost province, Afghanistan, June 26. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Afghan women wash clothes in the quake-hit area in the Gayan district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 26. REUTERS/Ali Khara
An Afghan girl stands near her house that was damaged by an earthquake in Kalizei village in the Gayan district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 26. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Afghan people try to retrieve a car from the debris of damaged houses after the recent earthquake in Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Shir Alam, 38, an Afghan man who says he lost his three sons in the recent earthquake, poses for a photograph in Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25. REUTERS/Ali Khara
SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB An Afghan father shows a picture of his son who died in the recent earthquake in Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Afghan children pose for a photograph inside their house in Kalizei village in the Gayan district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 26. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Afghan men stand on the debris of damaged houses after the recent earthquake in Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Afghan people walk through the debris of damaged houses after the recent earthquake in Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25. REUTERS/Ali Khara
An Afghan boy stands in front of a cracked wall in an area affected by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan June 23. REUTERS/Ali Khara
An Afghan man walks past a damaged house after the recent earthquake in Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Gulpar Khan, 60, who said that he lost 11 of his family members in the recent earthquake, sits in a hospital ward in Sharana, Afghanistan, June 24. REUTERS/Ali Khara
An Afghan girl runs between the damaged houses after the recent earthquake in Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Afghan women carry water containers through the debris of damaged houses after the recent earthquake in Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Packets of aid are seen in the quake-hit area of Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Afghans, who were injured in the recent earthquake, receive treatment at a hospital ward in Sharana, Afghanistan, June 24. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Afghan men try to retrieve a car from the debris of damaged houses after the recent earthquake in Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Trucks carrying aid are seen after the recent earthquake in Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25. REUTERS/Ali Khara
An Afghan woman walks between the damaged houses after the recent earthquake in Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Afghans, who were injured in the recent earthquake, receive treatment at a hospital ward in Sharana, Afghanistan, June 24. REUTERS/Ali Khara
An Afghan man looks on in front of a damaged property after a recent earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23. REUTERS/Stringer
Afghan boys carry the body of a child, an earthquake victim, in Golam Kot, Afghanistan, June 23. REUTERS/Ali Khara
A view shows damaged houses after a recent earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23.
Afghan men stand on the debris of a house that was destroyed by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23. REUTERS/Ali Khara
An Afghan woman is treated by a doctor in an area affected by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23. REUTERS/Ali Khara
A footwear lies in the debris of a house that was damaged in a recent earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23. REUTERS/Stringer
An Afghan girl sits in front of a house that was damaged by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23. REUTERS/Ali Khara
An Afghan man stands between houses that were damaged by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Nazeer, 28, who has lost 5 family members in an earthquake, poses for a photograph in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Afghan people wait to receive aid in an area affected by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Afghan men receive bread in an area affected by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23. REUTERS/Ali Khara
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