In the powerful earthquakes in the west of Afghanistan, 2,053 were killed, while more than 9,000 were injured, the Afghan Ministry of Disaster Management announced.
The same source states that at least 2,053 people died, and another 9,240 people were injured.
The earthquakes destroyed or damaged 1,329 houses, reports Reuters.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center announced yesterday that several earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale hit western Afghanistan.
