Afghan volunteers and Taliban security personnel carry an earthquake victim evacuated by a military helicopter from the Nurgal district of Kunar province, after his arrival for medical assistance in Jalalabad on September 1, 2025. A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan on September 1, after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in a remote, mountainous region, killing more than 800 people, the Taliban authorities said. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)