6.1 magnitude quake injures at least 20 in Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck parts of Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan on Saturday. At least 20 people were injured in the region.

The epicentre was in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.

The tremor was felted in Pakistan's Islamabad, as well as in Afghanistan's Kabul.

The two countries lie along an active seismic zone and are frequently affected by earthquakes. Thousands had been killed in earthquakes in the region in recent years.