00:00At least 1,400 people are dead after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan
00:05late Sunday. Thousands more are hurt and entire villages wiped out.
00:12The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck near Jalalabad, close to Pakistan,
00:17just before midnight at a shallow depth that made it especially devastating.
00:22Taliban officials report more than 3,000 injured and over 5,000 homes destroyed.
00:27The U.N. estimates 12,000 people have been directly impacted.
00:32Survivors described digging through rubble with their bare hands.
00:35One man told the AP he survived while buried up to his chest, but his wife and children did not.
00:41Rain, landslides and washed out roads are slowing rescue teams.
00:46Helicopters are airlifting the wounded.
00:48Aid groups say Afghanistan's health network, already gutted by funding cuts, is overwhelmed.
00:53The Taliban is pleading for international help.
00:57The U.K. has pledged more than $1 million in emergency relief.
01:01India has delivered tents and food.
01:03And China has promised help, according to Afghanistan's needs.
01:07The U.S. expressed condolences, but has not announced any aid.
01:11This is Afghanistan's third major earthquake since 2022.
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