Herat Earthquake

Afghan authorities on Wednesday significantly lowered the death toll from a series of quakes that struck western Herat at the weekend to around 1,000.

More than 2,400 people were killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone mountainous country in years.

The death count from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply Sunday to more than 2,000 as rescuers scrabbled for survivors among the ruins of villages razed to the ground.

More than 320 people have been killed and hundreds feared wounded after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit western Afghanistan's Herat, according to the United Nations.

The death count from a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to "about 120", disaster relief authorities said, with more than 1,000 others being treated for injuries.

Afghan authorities on Wednesday significantly lowered the death toll from a series of quakes that struck western Herat at the weekend to around 1,000.

More than 2,400 people were killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone mountainous country in years.

The death count from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply Sunday to more than 2,000 as rescuers scrabbled for survivors among the ruins of villages razed to the ground.

More than 320 people have been killed and hundreds feared wounded after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit western Afghanistan's Herat, according to the United Nations.

The death count from a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to "about 120", disaster relief authorities said, with more than 1,000 others being treated for injuries.