Two earthquakes in the western Badghis province on Monday killed at least 28 people, wounded four, and destroyed more than 800 homes, the Khaama news agency reported.
According to data from the US Geological Society (USGS), the 4.9 and 5.3 magnitude quakes affected the north-west province of Badghis, where it caused house and building collapse.
The earthquakes have rocked the entire province but Qadis district has suffered the most loss and inflicted more casualties, Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesman of Afghanistan said in a statement.
The statement has called on aid agencies to cooperate with the local officials to assist the people affected by the natural disaster.
The number of casualties is only preliminary, and it will most probably rise in the coming days, Khaama Press reported quoting another spokesperson of the IEA Inamullah Samangani as saying.
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