Aftermath of deadly earthquake in Afghanistan(1/8)

A child stands besides a house damaged by an earthquake in Bernal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)

Desperate rescuers battled against the clock and heavy rain to reach cut-off areas in eastern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and left thousands more homeless.

Afghan men look for their belongings amid the ruins of a house damaged by an earthquake in Bernal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)

A child stands besides a house damaged by an earthquake in Bernal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)

Villagers along with rescue workers examine the extent of damage at a village following an earthquake in Bernal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)

A child walks amidst the rubble of damaged houses following an earthquake in Bernal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)

Children sit outside near the ruins of a house damaged by an earthquake in Bernal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)

Afghan people keep their clothes to dry on dried out shrubs near the ruins of houses damaged by an earthquake in Bernal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)

Afghan people set up tents as a temporary arrangement amid the ruins of houses damaged by an earthquake in Bermal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)