Strong earthquake hits Hindu Kush, shaking Afghanistan and Pakistan

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A strong earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region affecting both Afghanistan and Pakistan, causing panic in northern Pakistan. No casualties have been reported immediately, but tremors were widely felt in Kabul and surrounding areas.

June 27 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, sending out tremors that could be felt from the capital Kabul across the border into neighbouring Pakistan. People ran out of their doors in panic in Swat district in northern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resident Daniyal Ahmad told Reuters. There were no immediate reports of casualties. “It was very huge here in Swat and it lasted for quite a long time,” he said.