6.0 magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan - in pictures

  • The Joint Operations Command has intensified its relief efforts in Afghanistan. Today, three aircraft took off carrying more than 105 tonnes of food supplies to support and assist those affected by the earthquake that struck the eastern regions of Afghanistan. Photo: WAM
    The Joint Operations Command has intensified its relief efforts in Afghanistan. Today, three aircraft took off carrying more than 105 tonnes of food supplies to support and assist those affected by the earthquake that struck the eastern regions of Afghanistan. Photo: WAM
  • Earthquake-affected people receive relief aid distributed by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in the Dewa Gul Valley of Sawkay district in Kunar province. AFP
    Earthquake-affected people receive relief aid distributed by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in the Dewa Gul Valley of Sawkay district in Kunar province. AFP
  • Workers load supplies onto a truck for earthquake victims in Nurgal district, Kunar province. Reuters
    Workers load supplies onto a truck for earthquake victims in Nurgal district, Kunar province. Reuters
  • A doctor tends to an injured Afghan woman outside her damaged house in Kunar province. Reuters
    A doctor tends to an injured Afghan woman outside her damaged house in Kunar province. Reuters
  • Paramedics reach areas affected by an earthquake in Kunar. EPA
    Paramedics reach areas affected by an earthquake in Kunar. EPA
  • People sit outside their damaged houses. Reuters
    People sit outside their damaged houses. Reuters
  • Afghan volunteers collect donations for victims in Jalalabad. AP
    Afghan volunteers collect donations for victims in Jalalabad. AP
  • A woman and her children wait for assistance in the village of Wadir. AP
    A woman and her children wait for assistance in the village of Wadir. AP
  • Rescue officials prepare to airlift injured people to hospital. EPA
    Rescue officials prepare to airlift injured people to hospital. EPA
  • Residents from surrounding towns and villages try to reach the quake-hit region to assist survivors. AP
    Residents from surrounding towns and villages try to reach the quake-hit region to assist survivors. AP
  • The body of a girl is placed on a bed frame after being pulled from the rubble. AP
    The body of a girl is placed on a bed frame after being pulled from the rubble. AP
  • Afghan boys sit on the rubble of a house after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake struck Afghanistan on Sunday, at Lulam village, in Nurgal district, Kunar province. Reuters
    Afghan boys sit on the rubble of a house after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake struck Afghanistan on Sunday, at Lulam village, in Nurgal district, Kunar province. Reuters
  • Villagers wait for assistance in the village of Wadir. AP
    Villagers wait for assistance in the village of Wadir. AP
  • A boy injured during Sunday's earthquake lies in a hospital bed in Jalalabad. AP
    A boy injured during Sunday's earthquake lies in a hospital bed in Jalalabad. AP
  • Rescue volunteers and Taliban security officers move the injured by military helicopter following a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, north-east of Jalalabad. AFP
    Rescue volunteers and Taliban security officers move the injured by military helicopter following a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, north-east of Jalalabad. AFP
  • Earthquake damage at Mazar Dara village in Nurgal district, eastern Afghanistan. AFP
    Earthquake damage at Mazar Dara village in Nurgal district, eastern Afghanistan. AFP
  • An Afghan carries the body of a relative in a shroud from a ruined house following earthquakes in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, eastern Afghanistan. AFP
    An Afghan carries the body of a relative in a shroud from a ruined house following earthquakes in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, eastern Afghanistan. AFP
  • Bearers take the deceased to a funeral ceremony after earthquakes at Mazar Dara village in Nurgal district, eastern Afghanistan. AFP
    Bearers take the deceased to a funeral ceremony after earthquakes at Mazar Dara village in Nurgal district, eastern Afghanistan. AFP
  • An injured boy receives hospital treatment after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake near Jalalabad, Afghanistan. AFP
    An injured boy receives hospital treatment after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake near Jalalabad, Afghanistan. AFP
  • Afghans donate blood in Nangarhar. Hundreds are known to have died in the earthquake, with the death toll expected to rise. AP
    Afghans donate blood in Nangarhar. Hundreds are known to have died in the earthquake, with the death toll expected to rise. AP
  • Volunteers transport an injured man to hospital. AFP
    Volunteers transport an injured man to hospital. AFP
  • Taliban soldiers and civilians carry earthquake survivors to an ambulance at an airport in Jalalabad. Reuters
    Taliban soldiers and civilians carry earthquake survivors to an ambulance at an airport in Jalalabad. Reuters