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Fans elated as Afghanistan register first-ever win over Pakistan in ODIs
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Fans elated as Afghanistan register first-ever win over Pakistan in ODIs

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, October 23: Following Afghanistan's first-ever historic victory over Pakistan in ODIs, ecstatic fans celebrated the landmark triumph and expressed gratitude to people from Chennai for support. Afghanistan created history by trouncing Pakistan for the first time in ODIs, courtesy of a fabulous batting display by Afghanistan's top 4 and Noor Ahmed's outstanding three-wicket haul. This is the second time the Afghanistan team caused a massive upset in the ongoing marquee event as the men of the warrior country defeated the defending champions England by 69 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65) Ibrahim Zadran (87) and Rahmat Shah (77)* starred with the bat to help Afghanistan register a commanding upset triumph. "I am from Afghanistan and...
Another earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hits Afghanistan
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Another earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hits Afghanistan

Kabul, Afghanistan, October 15: An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan on Sunday, the National Center for Seismology stated. Notably, this is the third earthquake to strike the impoverished nation in quick succession and comes just a week after a strong earthquake in Herat province claimed over 4,000 lives. According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at 9:26 am (IST) at a depth of 10 kilometers. "Earthquake of Magnitude: 5.4, Occurred on 15-10-2023, 09:26:34 IST, Lat: 34.24 & Long: 62.55, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Afghanistan," the NCS posted on X (formerly Twitter). Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 4.6 hit Afghanistan on October 13. Another earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Afghanistan on October 11. Last week, the...
Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake jolts Afghanistan
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Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake jolts Afghanistan

Kabul, Oct 13: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan on Friday, the National Center for Seismology informed. It is the second earthquake to have struck the impoverished nation this week. According to NCS, the tremors shook the country at 6:39 am (IST) on Friday at a depth of 50 kilometers. "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.6, Occurred on 13-10-2023, 06:39:30 IST, Lat: 35.86 & Long: 68.64, Depth: 50 Km, Location: Afghanistan," read a post on the official handle on NCS on X. There were no reports of any casualties in the quake till the time of filing this report. Further details are awaited. Earlier, on October 11, an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Afghanistan, the National Center for...