Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800

Taliban security personnel carry an earthquake victim evacuated by a military helicopter from the Nurgal district of Kunar province, to an ambulance after her arrival in Jalalabad on September 1, 2025. [AFP]

A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan on Monday, after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in a remote, mountainous region, killing more than 800 people, the Taliban authorities said.

The earthquake struck just before midnight, shaking buildings from Kabul to neighbouring Pakistan's capital, Islamabad.