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Ihsanullah Kamgar, spokesperson for the police headquarters for the nearby province of Badakhshan, stated the quake additionally affected that area. Kamgar stated some 800 houses in one village in the Shahr-e-Bozorg district, had been partially or completely destroyed He added that a lack of internet in the remote area meant still no accurate casualty figures could be documented.
The earthquake struck the northern part of the country at just before 1 a.m. GMT) some 22 kilometers from Kholm, near Mazar-i-Sharif in Balk Province, as documented by the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Originally, a shrine was built on the site in the 12th century, as it was believed to be the resting place of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammad. That original shrine was destroyed by the Mongol invasion in the 13th century.
The powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck just before dawn on Monday. The Taliban government's Culture Ministry pledged to immediately take "the necessary measures to assess and repair the damage." The current blue tiled mosque and shrine of Mazar-e-Sharif, a city of 523,000, dates back to the 15th century and the site is venerated by Muslims.
The historic Blue Mosque of Mazar-e-Sharif was damaged in the earthquake in northern Afghanistan, authorities confirmed on Monday. In a video from Afghan online news outlet TOLOnews showed debris on the ground around the building, although the main structure remained standing.
The Blue Mosque of Mazar-e-Sharif which dates back to the 15th century was affected by the earthquake. no fewer than 20 individuals were killed and over 600 were injured, as documented by authorities.
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