A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 1,400 people in eastern Afghanistan, Taliban officials said Tuesday, with thousands more injured and entire villages reduced to rubble. Entire villages were destroyed, landslides buried roads and rescue workers struggled to reach survivors in mountain valleys.
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Afghanistan earthquake leaves 1,400 dead, thousands injured

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Afghanistan’s 6.0 earthquake killed 1,411, injured thousands, devastated Kunar; landslides hinder rescues as Taliban seeks global support.

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