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Afghan aftershock kills five, aid arrives

An Afghan health ministry official says an aftershock in the country's east has left at least five people dead.

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Aid supplies from Pakistan have crossed the border into Afghanistan after a devastating earthquake.

India, Taiwan send Afghan quake aid

India has sent a support team and Taiwan has pledged $US1m in aid towards Afghanistan's recovery from a powerful earthquake that killed 1000 people.

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Aid is arriving from across the region as Afghanistan battles back from a devastating earthquake.

Afghanistan ends hunt for quake survivors

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The Afghan town of Gayan, close to the epicentre of an earthquake, sustained significant damage.

Aid trickles in to Afghan quake zone

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Children by a house that was destroyed in an earthquake in Afghanistan's Khost province.

Bangladesh, India hit by deadly flooding

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At least 36 people have died and about 4.5 million have been stranded by flooding in Bangladesh.

Death toll soars after horror magnitude 6.1 Afghanistan earthquake

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In this photo released by a set-run news agency Bakhtar, Afghans look at destruction caused by an earthquake in the province of Paktika, eastern Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (Bakhtar News Agency via AP)