Damaged houses are pictured following an earthquake in Gayan district, Paktika province on June 22, 2022. Economic losses from the event are anticipated to be minimal as the primarily residential area has seen little development as it is rural and mountainous, CoreLogic reported. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images) Damaged houses are pictured following an earthquake in Gayan district, Paktika province on June 22, 2022. Economic losses from the event are anticipated to be minimal as the primarily residential area has seen little development as it is rural and mountainous, CoreLogic reported. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

In late June 2022, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 28 miles from the capital of Khōst, Afghanistan, while greater damage was reported in provinces near the Pakistan border and at least 1,000 deaths and 1,600 injuries have been reported, according to CoreLogic.

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