Kabul, Sept. 1 -- International bodies are working at record pace to deliver aid and partaking in rescue operations, as Afghanistan grapples from the aftermath of a massive earthquake which jolted the country's easter side late Monday.
The highly destructive quake killed at least 622 people, injuring more than 1,300 and destroying entire villages in remote mountainous provinces located in the country's eastern side - specifically in the Kunar and Nangarhar areas, Taliban officials said.
The 6.0-magnitude quake hit at 11:47 p.m. local time, centred about 27 kilometres east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, according to the US Geological Survey, reports CBS News.
The tremor was 8km deep, making it especially destruc...