On the 10th of October, 2005, a 7.6 earthquake hit Mansehra District and nearby AJK (Azad Jammu and Kashmir) killing 74,000. Schools had just opened, and over 17,000 children died with their teachers.

Agahi schools were well built and outside the epicentre, no Agahi children or teachers were injured.  Agahi's buildings suffered only minor damage.