Afghanistan ends hunt for quake survivors

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar
Updated June 24 2022 - 8:06pm, first published 8:00pm
The Afghan town of Gayan, close to the epicentre of an earthquake, sustained significant damage.
The Afghan town of Gayan, close to the epicentre of an earthquake, sustained significant damage.

An earthquake that struck a remote mountainous area of Afghanistan this week has killed 1036 people and the toll is expected to rise, Mohamed Ayoya, UNICEF Representative to Afghanistan, says.

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