In photos: Deadly earthquake hits Afghanistan

Kids sit near their home that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of southwest of the city of Khost, Afghanistan, on Wednesday.APUpdated 2244 GMT (0644 HKT) June 22, 2022Kids sit near their home that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of southwest of the city of Khost, Afghanistan, on Wednesday.APAfghanistan was rocked by its deadliest earthquake in decades on Wednesday when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the country’s east, killing more than 1,000 people and wounding many more, according to a regional official.The humanitarian disaster comes at a difficult time for the Taliban-ruled country, currently in the throes of hunger and economic crises.