A smaller earthquake struck an area of eastern Afghanistan after it was ravaged by a devastating earthquake earlier this week. State media say at least five people were killed.
The fresh earthquake shook Paktika's Gayan District on Friday morning, as per the state-run Bakhtar News Agency. Over 11 people suffered injuries, according to initial reports.
The region of the war-torn nation is already reeling from the magnitude 6 earthquake of Wednesday that killed 1,150 people and injured many more, latest figures carried in state media state.
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(With inputs from PTI)
