Afghans Dig Rubble After Quake Kills 800

Clockwise from top) Afghan volunteers and Taliban security personnel carry earthquake victim evacuated by a military helicopter from the Nurgal district of Kunar province; injured victims being evacuated by military helicopter in Mazar-e-Sharif; an Afghan military personnel carries an earthquake victim evacuated by a helicopter after her arrival for medical assistance in Jalalabad | AFP/AP

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Millions of Afghans from neighboring countries," Grandi wrote on the social media platform X. "Hopefully the donor community will not hesitate to support relief efforts." A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan on October 7, 2023, followed by strong aftershocks.

The Taliban government estimated at least 4,000 people perished in that quake.