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KABUL, Afghanistan - Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble on Monday in search of missing loved ones after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, killing around 800 people and injuring more than 2,500, according to Taliban government figures.

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The 6.0 magnitude quake late Sunday hit towns in the province of Kunar, near the city of Jalalabad in neighboring Nangarhar province, causing extensive damage.

The quake at 11:47 p.m. was centered 17 miles east-northeast of Jalalabad, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was just 5 iles) deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage. Several aftershocks followed.

Footage showed rescuers taking injured people on stretchers from collapsed buildings and into helicopters as people frantically dug through rubble

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