An earthquake has struck near Mazar-e Sharif, one of Afghanistan's largest cities around 20:30 GMT (01:00 local time).

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

In the nearby province of Badakhshan, the quake partially or completely destroyed 800 houses in one village in the Shahr-e-Bozorg district, said Ihsanullah Kamgar, spokesperson for the provincial pol...