Aftershock Hits Afghanistan as Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 1,400

A United Nations coordinator said the world cannot afford to forget the people of Afghanistan, whose resilience has been strained by multiple crises.

Men walk on the rubble of a damaged house in Mazar Dara, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 2, 2025. Sayed Hassib/Reuters

A powerful aftershock rattled southeastern Afghanistan on Sept. 2, triggering fears of fresh casualties after an earthquake killed 1,400 people and injured thousands more.

The magnitude 5.2 aftershock was close to the epicenter of the Aug. 31 quake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It occurred at a depth of six miles, the same level as the initial quake.