Rescuers Race to Find Afghan Quake Survivors as Death Toll Passes 1,400

A man and a boy cross a stream of water next to a house destroyed by an earthquake that killed many people and destroyed villages in eastern Afghanistan, in Mazar Dara, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 1, 2025. Wahidullah Kakar/AP Photo

JALALABAD, Afghanistan—The United Nations warned of an exponential rise in casualties from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as the Taliban said the death toll passed 1,400 on Tuesday, with more than 3,000 people injured.

The figures provided by Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid were just for the province of Kunar.