Afghanistan Restores Power Imports from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan after Earthquake
KABUL, Nov 6 (2025) — Afghanistan has restored electricity imports from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan after a powerful earthquake damaged major transmission lines and cut power to several provinces, the national power company said.
The 6.3-magnitude quake struck northern Afghanistan on November 2, causing significant destruction and disrupting power imports from the two neighboring states, according to Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS).
The earthquake damaged two key lines — Nayibabad–Samangan and Kholm–Pul-e-Khumri — severing power supplies from Uzbekistan to Kabul, Baghlan, Parwan, Panjshir, Kapisa, Logar, Paktia, Ghazni and Maidan Wardak provinces. Imports from Tajikistan to Kunduz were also interrupted, leaving large parts of northern Afghanistan without power.
Technical teams were deployed immediately to assess the damage and begin repairs.
“Our technical teams are working diligently to restore both transmission lines as quickly as possible,” DABS representative Mohammad Sadiq Haqparast told TOLONews on Nov. 3.
DABS later confirmed that electricity imports had been fully restored, including the damaged 220-kilovolt line from Tajikistan.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of 28 km near Mazar-i-Sharif. Tremors were felt in Samangan, Balkh, and Kabul, with Aybak, Mazar-i-Sharif, Maymana, Takhar, Kunduz and Sar-e-Pul experiencing the strongest shocks.
Citing Dr. Sharafat Zaman Amar, spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health, CNN reported that at least 27 people were killed and more than 950 injured. One of the country’s historic northern mosques was also damaged.
