At least 920 people killed in Afghanistan earthquake

A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border early on Wednesday, killing at least 920 people and injuring 600 others, authorities said. Officials warned the death toll would likely rise.

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