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Afghanistan Earthquake Kills 1,400, Injures 3,000 As Search For Survivors Continues

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake destroyed villages in eastern Afghanistan after striking late Sunday night in mountainous regions. Here's the latest. By Associated Press • just now

Afghans walk past damaged houses after earthquakes at Mazar Dara village in Nurgal district, Kunar province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on Sept. 1, 2025.

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Rescue teams continued to scour Afghanistan's mountainous east for survivors on Tuesday as the death toll from a strong earthquake rose to 1,400 with more than 3,000 people injured, an official said.

“The injured are being evacuated, so these figures may change significantly,” Yousaf Hammad, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s Nationa

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