The death toll from the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan , which all but destroyed several villages, rose on Tuesday to at least 1,411 people, a government spokesperson said.

Another 3,124 were injured in the 6.0 magnitude quake, which struck just before midnight on Sunday, Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson, said on social media.

"Rescue operations are still underway in all the affected areas today," Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesperson, said on Tuesday. "Dozens of commandos have been airlifted to areas where planes could not land to pull out the injured from the rubble and transport them to a suitable location."

Amid rescue efforts, a second 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday about 20 miles northeast of Jalalabad, according to the USGS.

Shah Mahm

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