Home > Overseas MULTIMEDIA Thousands left homeless by Afghanistan quake Sahel Arman, AFP Posted at Jun 24 2022 10:14 AM Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Viber An Afghan man stands beside a door of a house damaged by an earthquake in Bermal district, Paktika province, on Thursday. Desperate rescuers battled against the clock and heavy rain to reach cut-off areas in eastern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and left thousands more homeless. Read More: Afghanistan earthquake homeless disaster