Searchers retrieve bodies as Afghan quake toll expected to rise

Taliban personnel carry an injured Afghan towards a military helicopter after earthquakes at Mazar Dara village in Nurgal district, Kunar province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on September 2, 2025. The earthquake killed more than 1,400 people and injured over 3,300, Taliban authorities said, making it one of the deadliest in decades to hit the impoverished country. (Photo by Aimal Zahir / AFP)