6 h. ago New earthquake hits Afghanistan as death toll from first rises to 2,205

The strong earthquake struck about 17 miles east of Jalalabad, near the border with Pakistan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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7 h. ago After Afghanistan Earthquake, Women Tell of Being Shunned by Male Rescuers

A prohibition on contact between unrelated women and men meant many women’s wounds went untended and some were left trapped under rubble after a deadly earthquake, witnesses said.

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8 h. ago After Afghanistan Quake, Women Tell of Being Shunned by Male Rescuers

A prohibition on contact between unrelated women and men meant many women’s wounds went untended and some were left trapped under rubble after a deadly earthquake, witnesses said.

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58 h. ago After Deadly Earthquake in Afghanistan, Emergency Aid Trickles In

Villages remain cut off in the remote, mountainous areas in the east that have been hardest hit by the disaster, which has killed at least 1,400 people.

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59 h. ago Death toll climbs to over 1,400 after Afghanistan earthquake, official says

The strong earthquake struck about 17 miles east of Jalalabad, near the border with Pakistan, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

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64 h. ago A look at relief efforts in eastern Afghanistan following Sunday's massive earthquake

NPR asks Katherine Carey, deputy head of the United Nation's Office of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan, about relief efforts following the massive earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.

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64 h. ago Rescuers continue search efforts following devastating earthquake in Afghanistan

Rescuers are still trying to reach victims after an earthquake on Sunday devastated parts of eastern Afghanistan. The country's disaster management authority says more than 950 people were killed.

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3 d. ago Magnitude 6.0 earthquake kills hundreds in eastern Afghanistan as villages are destroyed

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake kills hundreds in eastern Afghanistan as villages are destroyed  Los Angeles Times

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3 d. ago Earthquake devastates eastern Afghanistan, killing hundreds and destroying villages

The 6.0 magnitude quake late Sunday hit a series of towns in the province of Kunar, near the city of Jalalabad in neighboring Nangahar province, causing extensive damage.

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3 d. ago An earthquake devastates eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people

The 6.0 magnitude quake late Sunday hit a series of towns in the province of Kunar, near the city of Jalalabad in neighboring Nangahar province, causing extensive damage.

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3 d. ago Hundreds killed as 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan, officials say

The strong earthquake struck about 17 miles east of Jalalabad, near the border with Pakistan, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

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3 d. ago Afghanistan hit with 6.0 magnitude near eastern border with Pakistan, hundreds killed

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near its shared border with Pakistan late Sunday, stoking reports of hundreds of casualties.

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