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Afghan govt says quake death toll rises to 27

An Afghan burqa-clad woman sits beside an earthquake victim receiving treatment at a hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif on November 3, 2025. [AFP]

An earthquake in northern Afghanistan has killed at least 27 people and injured nearly 1,000, the health ministry said Tuesday, announcing the end of rescue operations.

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