Districts of Afghanistan
More than 250 people died in the earthquake, felt within a radius of 500 kilometers
Most of the victims were registered in Paktika, where 100 people were killed and 250 injured, said Muhammad Nazim Haqqani, head of the Taliban's emergency services.
He said there were casualties in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Khost.
Afghanistan: The Taliban have entered Kabul (videos-photos)
Chaos in the capital of Afghanistan!
At least 10 Killed and 27 Injured in Jalalabad Explosion
At least 10 were killed and 27 injured in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, after a bomb hit a bus which belonged to an Afghan National Army recruitment center.
The bomb had been put on a motorcycle and detonated when the bus passed by the motorbike, Nangarhar Governor Ataula Hoghani said. There is one child among the dead.
Death Toll in Afghan Suicide Attack Reaches 68
AFP - The death toll from a suicide attack on Afghan protesters has soared to 68, officials said Wednesday, as violence flares across the country ahead of elections and a key Islamic holy day.
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Afghanistan: Sikhs among 19 Dead in Jalalabad Suicide Attack
BBC - A suicide bombing in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad has killed at least 19 people, most of them members of the country's Sikh minority.
Police said they had been travelling in a vehicle to meet President Ashraf Ghani, who is visiting Nangarhar province, when the bomber struck.