Powerful 6.3 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing 20 and damaging historic Blue Mosque

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A powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 640 others.

The centuries-old Blue Mosque, one of Afghanistan’s most revered religious landmarks, sustained damage to its walls but remained structurally intact.

Hundreds of mud brick homes were destroyed across multiple provinces, compounded by Afghanistan’s limited disaster response capacity in remote mountain regions.

KABUL, Afghanistan — A powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 640 others, as well as damaging the historic Blue Mosque, officials said.

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