Afghanistan, Sept. 4 -- Four days after Afghanistan's Kunar earthquake, official reports confirm 1,457 deaths and 3,394 injuries. Over 6,700 homes destroyed as international aid struggles to reach remote communities.
The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province has risen to 1,457, Taliban officials confirmed on Thursday, four days after the disaster.
Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Taliban, said at least 3,394 people were injured, while more than 6,782 homes were destroyed across Kunar and neighboring Nangarhar.
Rescue workers are still pulling bodies from beneath the rubble, with officials acknowledging that the recovery operation remains far from complete. Survivors continue to...