Damaged houses are pictured following an earthquake in the Gayan district, Paktika province of Afghanistan on June 22, 2022. The 5.9-magnitude quake, which killed at least 1,000 people, struck hardest in the rugged east, where people already lead hardscrabble lives in the grip of a humanitarian crisis made worse since the Taliban takeover in August. Photo: AFP

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