Afghan Red Crescent reports that 3,251 people have been injured in earthquake, and more than 8,000 homes have been destroyed, leaving thousands homeless

Tolo News report the quake’s epicenter was located eight kilometers underground near Jalalabad city, with a magnitude of 6 on the Richter scale.

The child girl was immediately shifted to a hospital, where a medico-legal confirmed the occurrence of rape.

Responding to Pakistan’s call for apprehending the perpetrators and launching an investigation, the Afghan diplomat says the security of Pakistani diplomatic missions has already been beefed up.

Pakistan released 42 Afghan prisoners and transferred them to Afghanistan, a source from the Taliban movement (under UN sanctions for terrorism) told Sputnik on Saturday