More than 1,000 people died Tuesday after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan. The quake is the deadliest in the country since 2002, and was felt in neighboring Pakistan and India, the outlet continued. More than 1,000 people have been killed and at least 1,500 injured in Afghanistan after an earthquake struck the country’s eastern region. Follow live updates here: https://t.co/E4QZ5L7GD9 — CNN (@CNN) June 22, 2022At least one aftershock of magnitude 4.5 hit the region shortly after the initial larger quake, USGS reported. The Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021 after President Joe Biden ordered a withdrawal from the country after more than 20 years of U.S. military presence.

Source: CNN June 22, 2022 14:17 UTC