It was reported today that the Taleban had taken over another area of Afghanistan – Takhar province, which lies on the border with Tajikistan. Almost as an aside, the report mentioned that the district had been hit by an earthquake earlier in the week. The quake was 7.5 magnitude, and at least 300 people died, some in Takhar province, but most in Pakistan.
I don’t recall any mention of 300 people dying in an earthquake in the news this week. They must have been foreigners; hardly worth mentioning.