Published 16:29 IST, October 13th 2023
More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says
More than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan last weekend were women and children, U.N. officials reported Thursday.
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More than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan last weekend were women and children, U.N. officials reported Thursday. | Image:
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