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A powerful earthquake has killed at least 1 000 people and injured 1 500 in eastern Afghanistan, an official of the ruling Taliban told the BBC. The Taliban appealed for international help for the rescue effort as pictures showed landslides and ruined mud-built homes in the province of Paktika. The quake struck shortly after 01:30 a.m. on Tuesday as people slept. Hundreds of houses were destroyed by the magnitude 6.1 …

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