France, Sept. 1 -- Communities in eastern Afghanistan are rallying together after a major earthquake levelled homes and villages, leaving hundreds dead and thousands injured.

Rescue teams in Afghanistan are racing against time to save lives after one of the country's deadliest earthquakes in recent years left more than 800 people dead and at least 2,800 injured.

The 6.0-magnitude tremor struck just after midnight at a depth of 10 km, toppling homes and cutting off villages in remote mountain areas.

Helicopters have been airlifting the wounded to hospital as survivors and emergency crews sift through the rubble of collapsed mudbrick houses.

Military teams, backed by dozens of flights, have already transported hundreds of injured reside...