Over 800 dead and 2,800 injured after devastating Afghanistan earthquake

The 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit mountainous areas in the country’s eastern provinces

An injured person is carried to a military helicopter that landed to evacuate victims of the earthquake from Mazar Dara in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan. Photo: AP

After the earthquake hit, the people of Dara Mazar took refuge in a nearby field. Photo: Reuters

Injured Afghans receive treatment at Nangarhar Regional Hospital, Jalalabad. Photo: Getty

One of the worst earthquakes to ever hit Afghanistan has killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said yesterday, as rescuers struggled to reach remote areas due to rough mountainous terrain and inclement weather.

The disaster will further stretch the

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