Paktika province News
Earthquake hit a remote area of eastern Afghanistan.
Dozens of residential houses were destroyed and several aftershocks have occurred since Monday evening.
The quake struck the same region where an earthquake hit last month killing hundreds.
"Children are once again the main victims of these indiscriminate and illegal weapons," said Pernille Kardel, the UN's deputy special representative in Afghanistan.
A suicide attack was foiled by Afghan security forces in Sharana city, the capital of the country`s southeastern Paktika province.Local security officials said that a would-be suicide bomber was arrested before he could detonate his suicide attack vest.
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