{"id":2505870,"date":"2025-11-03T01:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T06:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-powerful-earthquake-kills-at-least-10-people-in-northern-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T01:51:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T06:51:42","slug":"a-powerful-earthquake-kills-at-least-10-people-in-northern-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-powerful-earthquake-kills-at-least-10-people-in-northern-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"A powerful earthquake kills at least 10 people in northern Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-powerful-earthquake-kills-at-least-10-people-in-northern-afghanistan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2505870&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring around 260 others.The quake&#8217;s epicenter was near the town of Khulm, at a depth of 28 kilometers. The hardest-hit provinces were Balkh and Samangan, where rescue teams have been deployed to assist the injured and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-immigration-advocates-plot-strategy-for-trumps-deportation-plans-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"State immigration advocates plot strategy for Trump\u2019s deportation plans - Washington Examiner\">support affected families<\/a>. The earthquake was also felt in Kabul and other regions, causing a rockslide that briefly blocked a major highway linking Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif.In Mazar-e-sharif, some damage was reported at the historic Blue Mosque, although the structure remained intact. The United Nations is providing aid and assessing the needs of impacted communities. Afghanistan has experienced several recent earthquakes, notably a devastating one in August 2023 that killed over 2,200 people and another in October 2023 that resulted in at least 4,000 deaths.The country&#8217;s limited infrastructure, especially in rural areas, complicates disaster response efforts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">A powerful earthquake kills at least 10 people in northern Afghanistan<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2389106\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) &mdash; A powerful, 6.<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >3 magnitude earthquake shook northern&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/afghanistan\">Afghanistan<\/a>&nbsp;before dawn Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring scores, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake&rsquo;s epicenter was located 22 kilometers (14 miles) west-southwest of the town of Khulm, and that it struck at 12:59 a.m. at a depth of 28 kilometers (17 miles).<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3872364\/trump-calls-to-end-filibuster-reach-fever-pitch\/\">Trump&#8217;s calls to scrap Senate filibuster reach a fever pitch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3872336\/maduro-days-are-numbered-trump-says\/\">Maduro&#8217;s &#8216;days are numbered,&#8217; Trump says as he dodges on land strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3872274\/corbyn-campaign-work-mamdani-draws-doj-scrutiny\/\">Jeremy Corbyn&rsquo;s campaign work for Mamdani draws scrutiny from DOJ for &#8216;foreign interference&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Along with the at least 10 people who died, about 260 were injured in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/earthquakes\/\">earthquake<\/a>, according to Sharafat Zaman, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health.<\/p>\n<p>Yousaf Hammad, a spokesman for Afghanistan&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-missing-after-heavy-rains-cause-sweeping-floods\/\" title=\"Six people are missing due to severe flooding caused by heavy rains.\">disaster management agency<\/a>, said most of the injured suffered minor wounds and were discharged after receiving initial treatment.<\/p>\n<p>In the Afghan capital of Kabul, the Ministry of Defense announced that rescue and emergency aid teams have reached the areas affected by last night&rsquo;s earthquake in the provinces of Balkh and Samangan, which suffered the most damage, and have begun rescue operations, including transporting the injured and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wes-moore-dismisses-claims-dei-was-to-blame-for-baltimore-bridge-collapse-no-time-for-foolishness\/\" title=\"Wes Moore refutes DEI blame for Baltimore bridge collapse: &#039;There&#039;s no room for excuses.\">assisting affected families<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Afghan officials, the earthquake was also felt in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province.<\/p>\n<p>In Mazar-e-Sharif, footage circulating on social media showed damage to the historic Blue Mosque. Several bricks had fallen from the walls but the mosque remained intact. The centuries-old site is one of Afghanistan&rsquo;s most revered religious landmarks and a major gathering place during Islamic and cultural festivals.<\/p>\n<p>The quake was felt in Kabul and several other provinces in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/afghanistan\/\">Afghanistan<\/a>. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that a rockslide briefly blocked a main mountain highway linking Kabul with Mazar-e-Sharif, but the road was later reopened. It said some people who were injured and trapped along the highway were transported to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\">United Nations<\/a> in Afghanistan said on X that Monday&rsquo;s earthquake came just weeks after a deadly earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan. The U.N. said its teams are on the ground assessing needs and delivering urgent aid.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We stand with the affected communities and will provide the necessary support,&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2025-elections-live-updates-new-jersey-virginia-governor-new-york-mayor\/\">2025 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST ON RACES IN VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY, AND NEW YORK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan has been rattled by a series of earthquakes in recent years and the impoverished country often faces difficulty in responding to such natural disasters, especially in remote regions. Buildings tend to be low-rise constructions, mostly of concrete and brick, with homes in rural and outlying areas made from mud bricks and wood, many poorly built.<\/p>\n<p>A&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/afghanistan-earthquake-jalalabad-52d1948cde125c9ca8a01ebda08e7919\">magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan<\/a>&nbsp;on Aug. 31 near the border with Pakistan, killing&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/afghanistan-earthquake-deaths-50fe948763c786f36780267a8a7e9afc\">more than 2,200 people<\/a>. On Oct. 7, 2023,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/afghanistan-herat-earthquake-155c12cd085d7aa8ee1fef5882e120f4\">a magnitude 6.3 quake<\/a>&nbsp;followed by strong aftershocks left at least 4,000 people dead, according to the Taliban government.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6.3 quake in northern Afghanistan kills 10, injures many<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2505871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/afghanistan-map.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7228,13980,6809,35224,33918],"class_list":["post-2505870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-afghanistan","tag-casualties","tag-earthquake","tag-emergency-response","tag-natural-disaster"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/afghanistan-map.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2505870"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2505874,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505870\/revisions\/2505874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2505871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2505870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2505870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2505870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}