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Officials said on early Monday, no northern Afghanistan hits by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in mountains north of Afghanistan’s capital, killing at least seven people and injuring 30. According to the province’s deputy governor, Kulam Sakhi Baghlani, the temblor hit just before 1 a.m. (2030 GMT Sunday) in Samangan province, about halfway between Kabul and the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Quake waswas felt in Kabul as well as the neighboring countries of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, and damaged roads and communications in the area, and casualty reports take time to reach authorities. Three (3) districts of scattered mud-walled villages were affected, with more than 300 homes damaged and dozens of head of livestock killed. Landslides sparked by the quake had blocked roads, making even more arduous what was already an eight-hour drive along winding mountain trails from the provincial capital of Aybak, Baghlani said. Read More Northern Afghanistan Struck by an Eartquake is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →