Afghanistan earthquake killed more than 1,000

Afghan children stand in front of a tent after an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 23, 2022. A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, flattening stone and mud-brick homes in the country's deadliest quake in two decades, the state-run news agency reported. AP
An Afghan villager collects his belongings from under the rubble of his home that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of the southwestern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. AP
In this photo released by a state-run news agency Bakhtar, Afghans look at destruction caused by an earthquake in the province of Paktika, eastern Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. AP
People affected by earthquake wait for relief in Gayan village in Paktia province, Afghanistan, 23 June 2022. EPA
Afghans warm themselves round a fire outside their home destroyed after an earthquake in Gayan village in Paktia province, Afghanistan, 23 June 2022. EPA
Afghans stand among destruction after an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 23, 2022. AP
Men stand around the bodies of people killed in an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 23, 2022. AP
Ahmad Vali poses for a picture inside his house that was damaged by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. Picture taken June 23, 2022. REUTERS
A Taliban helicopter takes off after bringing aid to an area affected by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. Picture taken June 23, 2022. REUTERS
Afghan boy sits in a courtyard of her destroyed home after an earthquake in Gayan district in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 26, 2022. AP
An Afghan girl carries empty water containers in an area affected by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. Picture taken June 23, 2022. REUTERS
An Afghan boy stands in front of a cracked wall in an area affected by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. Picture taken June 23, 2022. REUTERS
Women sit in a makeshift shelter after an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Friday, June 24, 2022. AP
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, 2022. REUTERS
Injured boy stands in front of a makeshift shelter after an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Friday June 24, 2022. AP
Afghan girl carries a donated matrace after an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Friday, June 24, 2022. AP
An Afghan boy carries a weapon in the quake-hit area of Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2022. REUTERS
Afghan men gather to collect relief goods after a recent earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. Picture taken June 23, 2022. REUTERS
Afghans receive aid at a camp after an earthquake in Gayan district in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 26, 2022. AP
Afghan children eat in a makeshift shelter after an earthquake in Gayan district in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 25, 2022. AP
An Afghan boy poses for a photograph in the quake-hit area in the Spera district of Khost province, Afghanistan, June 26, 2022. REUTERS


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