Powerful earthquake in Afghanistan: Death toll rises to 920 & More than 600 injured

<p>A Taliban minister has shared the death toll from a powerful earthquake in Afghanistan this morning&period; An earthquake struck near the southeastern city of Ghost this morning&period; The quake&comma; which measured 6&period;1 on the Richter scale&comma; caused several buildings to collapse&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Earthquake<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor&comma; however&semi; no tsunami alert was issued&period; Meanwhile&comma; the Taliban-led Afghan government says 920 people have been killed so far&period; It is feared that the death toll could rise further as rescue operations continue&period; The quake&comma; which measured 6&period;1 on the Richter scale&comma; was felt in Pakistan as well&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;64" style&equals;"width&colon; 1249px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;budgyapp&period;com&sol;powerful-earthquake-in-afghanistan&sol;earthquake&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-64"><img aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-64" class&equals;"size-full wp-image-64" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;budgyapp&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;06&sol;Earthquake&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Earthquake" width&equals;"1239" height&equals;"713" &sol;><&sol;a><p id&equals;"caption-attachment-64" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Earthquake<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<h2>Help<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>A Taliban spokesman has written that all international organizations should help Afghanistan as the damage from the quake is severe&period; The injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment&period; It is feared that the death toll will rise as many of them are in poor health&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Where<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of 51 km&comma; 44 km &lpar;27 miles&rpar; off the coast of Pakistan&period; As a result&comma; many buildings in the capital&comma; Kabul&comma; were damaged&period; The quake affected Peshawar&comma; northwestern Pakistan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Pakistan<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>About 119 million people are said to have felt the quake in Pakistan&comma; Afghanistan&comma; and India&period; The highest death toll was reported in Afghanistan&&num;8217&semi;s Paktika province&period; No casualties have been reported in Pakistan so far&period; This is the first natural disaster to hit the country since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;