Afghanistan has a history of powerful earthquakes due to its location near the Hindu Kush mountain range. The recent earthquakes have been devastating. Here is a list of some of the deadliest earthquakes in Afghanistan over the past three decades:

1. **Badakhshan, 2023:** A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the northeastern province of Badakhshan, killing at least 13 people.

2. **Kunar, September 2022:** Earthquakes hit Kunar province, resulting in eight fatalities.

3. **Paktika, June 2022:** A magnitude 6.1 earthquake killed 1,036 people in the eastern province of Paktika, causing extensive damage and prompting an international aid appeal.

4. **Hindu Kush, 2015:** A magnitude 7.5 earthquake, one of the largest in Afghanistan's history, killed 399 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.

5. **Hindu Kush, 2002:** Twin earthquakes in the Hindu Kush in March 2002 killed a total of 1,100 people.

6. **Hindu Kush, 1991:** An earthquake in the Hindu Kush region claimed the lives of 848 people across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Soviet Union.

7. **Qayen, 1997:** A magnitude 7.2 earthquake on the Afghanistan-Iran border killed over 1,500 people and destroyed thousands of homes in both countries.

8. **Takhar, February-May 1998:** An earthquake in the remote northeastern province of Takhar killed at least 2,300 people, with some estimates going as high as 4,000. Three months later, a magnitude 6.6 quake in the same region killed 4,700.

These earthquakes have had devastating consequences due to Afghanistan's challenging terrain and infrastructure, making relief and rescue efforts difficult.