Rescuers searched into the night for people trapped under the debris of simple mud and stone homes built into steep valleys after quake killed 800
The Taliban has called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed more than 800 people and left thousands injured.
Rescuers searched into the night for survivors on Monday after the 6.0 magnitude quake struck on Sunday. Many were trapped under the debris of simple mud and stone homes built into steep valleys.
Rescuers struggled to reach remote areas due to rough mountainous terrain and inclement weather. The worst of the destruction was in Kunar province, which borders Pakistan.
The dead, some of them children, were wrapped in white shrouds by villagers who prayed over their bodies before burying them, while helicopters ferried the wounded to hospitals.
