LONDON -- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, destroying what one official described as several villages, although it was unclear early Monday how many casualties there were. The powerful earthquake struck about 17 miles east of Jalalabad, near the border with Pakistan , according to preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The Afghan health minister said that several villages in the Nurgal district of Kunar -- including Sholt, Arit, Mamagal, Wadir and others -- had been all but destroyed. Others suffered significant damage, the minister said. There was still no accurate information about casualties, the minister added early on Monday, saying that some of the injured had been evacuated. Rescue efforts were ongoing for others, the minister said. "Sadly,

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