a devastating earthquake in afghanistan has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people and left many more injured. the country, which is governed by the militant islamist taliban, is already in the grip of a humanitarian disaster, with millions facing famine. the taliban have asked for international aid, and britain says it s ready to provide assistance. the earthquake struck near the south eastern city of khost, in paktika province. afghanistan is particularly vulnerable to earthquakes because of a number of geological fault lines which cross the country. the quake measured 6.1 in magnitude, damaging thousands of homes in one of the poorest countries in the world. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani is in sharana. a desperate search for survivors. hundreds of homes, entire communities, wiped out in a single dreadful moment in the middle
of hundreds of families would be left homeless by this earthquake. also in the programme, the cost of living crisis in the uk prices of everyday essentials are rising at their fastest rate for forty years. be more transparent in its first report. the taliban have asked for international help following that earthquake in afghanistan. more than 1,000 people have died in a disaster that s hit a country already in the grip of food shortages. it s the worst earthquake to hit afghanistan for more than 20 years. secunder kermani reports from kabul. a desperate search for survivors. hundreds of homes, entire communities, wiped out in a single dreadful moment in the middle
of paktika province, where casualties from the earthquake are being cared for. a desperate search for survivors. hundreds of homes, entire communities, wiped out in a single dreadful moment in the middle of the night. everything here has been destroyed, says the man filming this video. the villages worst affected by this earthquake are in remote south eastern afghanistan. with no paved roads, helicopters were used to transport some of the injured to hospital. there was a rumbling, and my bed began to shake, shabir tells us. the ceiling fell down. i was trapped, but i could see the sky. my shoulder was dislocated and my head was hurt, but i got out. i m sure seven or nine people
welcome to the programme. a devastating earthquake in afghanistan has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people, and left many more injured. the quake measured 6.1 in magnitude, damaging thousands of homes in one of the poorest countries in the world. the country, which is governed by the militant islamist taliban, is already in the grip of a humanitarian disaster, with millions facing famine. the taliban have asked for international aid. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani is in sharana, the capital of paktika province, where casualties from the earthquake are being cared for. a desperate search for survivors. hundreds of homes, entire communities, wiped out in a single dreadful moment in the middle of the night. everything here has been destroyed, says the man filming this video. the villages worst affected by this earthquake are in remote south eastern afghanistan. with no paved roads, helicopters were used to transport some of the injured to hospital.
0ur correspondent secunder kermani is in sharana, where casualties from the earthquake have been taken. a desperate search for survivors. hundreds of homes, entire communities, wiped out in a single dreadful moment in the middle of the night. the villages worst affected by this earthquake are in remote south eastern afghanistan. with no paved roads, helicopters were used to transport some of the injured to hospital. there was a rumbling, and my bed began to shake, shabir tells us. the ceiling fell down. i was trapped, but i could see the sky. my shoulder was dislocated and my head was hurt, but i got out. i m sure seven or nine people from my family who were in the same room as me are dead. at the hospital in