The Global News Desk 115

The earthquake in Afghanistan has killed at least 950 people and injured hundreds more, Afghan authorities confirmed.  About 950 people have died and more than 1500 have been injured, a top disaster management official said during a news briefing. Air ambulance service was activated in the eastern Paktika province to transport severely injured to hospitals.  According to Taliban leader Hibatullah Ahundzada, hundreds of homes have been destroyed and the death toll is expected to rise.  When the earthquake near the host city occurred on Tuesday shortly after 1:30 a.m. local time, many people were at home and sound sleeping in their beds.

Abdul Wahab Lark, a Pakistani-wanted terrorist, was killed in Kandahar.  The terrorist intended to plan suicide attacks in Urban and rural Sindh. Pakistan's most wanted terrorist was gunned down in Kandahar on Tuesday.  According to media reports,  Wahab Lark was killed by an unidentified man on 22 March 2022 in Afghanistan's  Kandahar.  Lark was also involved in the planning of attacks on army aviation bases, PAF base Samungli, minority sect target killings, and multiple attacks in North Waziristan.  Terrorist Abdul Wahab defected from Lashkar-e-Jhangvi to the banned TTP in August 2020. Abdul Wahab was named in the Red Book, the CTD's list of the most wanted terrorists in Sindh. On January 30, 2015, terrorist Abdul Wahab carried out the attack at Imambargah Shikarpur.  In the attack, about 70  worshipers were martyred and 57 were injured.