“One of the most powerful and dangerous seismic zones on the planet has been activated” – Why deadly earthquakes strike Afghanistan
British seismologist notes collision of India-Eurasia tectonic plates releases 15% of global seismic energy - Dozens of catastrophic earthquakes in recent decades
Afghanistan: The major earthquake leveled entire villages, with hundreds dead and 2,500 injured (updated)
Hundreds of injured people were taken to hospitals
Britain secretly admitted thousands of Afghans after a massive data leak in 2022
The personal information of some 19,000 Afghans seeking asylum in the UK after working for the British authorities before the Taliban's return to power was leaked in 2022 - The leak led to the implementation of a secret reception programme for Afghans in 2024, whose safety had been compromised