, Sept. 1 -- A powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday, killing at least 800 people and injuring more than 2,500, according to the Taliban government. Survivors spent the night digging through rubble with their bare hands, searching for family members trapped beneath collapsed homes.

The 6.0-magnitude quake hit around 11:47 p.m. and was centered 27 kilometers northeast of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, at a shallow depth of 8 kilometers - increasing its destructive impact. Several aftershocks followed.

The hardest-hit areas were in Kunar province, where entire villages were leveled. Footage from the scene showed chaotic rescue efforts, with injured victims being carried from the debris and airlifted to hospitals.

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