Death toll after magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Afghanistan passes 1,400, Taliban says

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00:00More than 1,400 people have been killed and 3,000 injured in eastern Afghanistan after

00:06a devastating quake.

00:08The 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the towns in the province of Kunar, near the city of

00:14Jalalabad and neighbouring Nangarhar.

00:17With much of the region affected lying in remote, inhospitable terrain, officials have

00:22warned the death toll may rise significantly as emergency teams struggle to gain access.

00:27The Afghan Red Crescent put the confirmed death toll at 825 as of Monday afternoon and reported

00:35widespread damage to property and infrastructure.

00:39A government spokesperson quoted by local media put the figures at 812 dead and some 2,500

00:46injured.

00:47It's not the first time a deadly earthquake has struck Afghanistan.

00:50In 2023, a 6.3 magnitude quake killed thousands as it hit the region.

00:57The Afghan Red Crescent

00:58The Afghan Red Crescent

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