JALALABAD, Afghanistan – Search and rescue crews continue to find injured and deceased victims after a powerful earthquake struck outside the Afghanistan city of Jalalabad early Monday.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck about 16 miles outside of Jalalabad on Monday local time. The USGS said the quake was caused by thrust faulting in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan.

More than 800 people have been confirmed dead, and thousands are injured, according to the spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Zabihullah Mujahid.

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In the wake of the devastating earthquake, military and medical teams have been evacuating the injured from the Kunar province, where the most extreme damage was reported.

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