Earthquake in Afghanistan Kills at Least 13 Peopel, 9 of Them in Pakistan

Earthquake in Afghanistan Kills at Least 13 Peopel, 9 of Them in Pakistan
People come out of a restaurant after a tremor was felt in Lahore, Pakistan, on March 21, 2023. Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
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PESHAWAR/KABUL—At least 13 people were killed and more than 90 injured in Pakistan and Afghanistan after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck late on Tuesday, government officials said.

At least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan, a Pakistani government official said, and hospitals in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province were put into a state of emergency overnight.