Afghanistan earthquake: Toll crosses 2200, nearly 4000 injured; rescue under way

More than 2,200 people have been confirmed dead in the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan over the weekend, Taliban authorities said on Thursday.Deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat posted on X that at least 2,217 people were killed and nearly 4,000 injured, with the vast majority of casualties in the mountainous Kunar province near the […]