
Taliban steps up appeal for aid as Afghanistan reels from deadly earthquake
Rescue efforts have been hampered as the powerful earthquake hit areas already suffering the effects of heavy rain.
Rescue efforts have been hampered as the powerful earthquake hit areas already suffering the effects of heavy rain.
The devastating 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck early in the morning near the city of Khost, south of the capital Kabul.
The British Geological Survey confirmed the tremor measuring 3.8 on the richter scale and 8km below ground had hit parts of Shropshire and surrounding counties