Buildings destroyed in Samangan province after a powerful earthquake hits northern Afghanistan

Описание: (3 Nov 2025)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: NO ACCESS AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL

ASSOCIATED PRESS - NO ACCESS AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL
Samangan province - 3 November 2025
1. Wide of damaged buildings in earthquake-affected area
2. Various of destroyed houses, people clearing debris
3. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Ahmad Zia, local resident:
“It was one o'clock in the morning, and there was a strong earthquake. When I came out, the houses were destroyed and the air was very polluted. We were busy rescuing the injured. We pulled the bodies of two people from the rubble, and their funerals will be held today at two o'clock. There has been a lot of damage, many casualties, and more than 25 people have been injured here, the exact number of whom is still unknown."
4. Various of rubble
5. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Abdul Mubin, local resident:
“It was around 1 am. I was sleeping in this shop, my brother suddenly woke me up. I saw that everything was destroyed, people had suffered a lot of financial losses. Almost three of our people were martyred here, and the number of injured is more than 30. Many people's houses were destroyed and their household goods were under the rubble."
6. Wide of destroyed highway, Taliban forces driving by
7. Taliban forces by road
8. Burned vehicle
9. Vehicles driving along damaged highway
STORYLINE:
Residents were clearing the rubble of their destroyed homes in the Afghan province of Samangan on Monday, a day after a powerful earthquake shook the area.

At least 20 people were killed and more than 640 others injured, 25 critically, a disaster management official said.

Health officials said the numbers could rise.

Locals described waking up to polluted air and destruction, as they tried to save injured people and pulled out bodies from the rubble.

"I saw that everything was destroyed, people had suffered a lot of financial losses,' said resident Abdul Mubin.

The impoverished country often faces difficulty in responding to such natural disasters, especially in remote regions.

Buildings tend to be low-rise constructions, mostly of concrete and brick, with homes in rural and outlying areas made from mud bricks and wood, many poorly built.


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