At least 12 dead after earthquake hits Pakistan and Afghanistan

At least 12 people have been killed and more than 200 injured after a powerful earthquake shook large parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The 6.5-magnitude quake damaged buildings, triggered landslides and sent people running into the streets.

It struck on Tuesday evening, centred in a mountainous region in Afghanistan's north-east near the border with Pakistan.

Tremors from the remote Jurm valley were felt as far as India.

"It was a terrifying tremor. I had never felt such a tremor before in my life," Kabul resident Khatera told AFP news agency after rushing out of her fifth-storey apartment.

Nine of the confirmed deaths were reported in the valley region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.