Xinhua News Agency Kabul, September 1 (reporter Li Ang, Nie Xinyu) Comprehensive Afghan media news, local time on the night of August 31st in eastern Afghanistan 6.0 earthquake has caused at least 259 people were killed and 520 injured. The reporter is located in the Afghan capital Kabul felt the earthquake was obvious, some areas of the network outage.

Afghan news agency Bahhtar on September 1 that disaster relief agencies in eastern Kunar province confirmed that the earthquake killed at least 250 people and injured 500 in the province. Local officials said the figures are preliminary statistics, and rescue teams are rushing to remote areas with communications restrictions, and will continue to assess the disaster and provide assistance to the disaster areas.

According to the national television station, as of 23:47 local time on August 31, the earthquake has killed 9 people and injured 20 people in the eastern province of Nanjinghar.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Information Network, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at 23: 47 local time on August 31st in Afghanistan. The epicenter was located 27 kilometers northeast of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, with a focal depth of 8 kilometers.