Rescuers try to reach isolated villages in the eastern Kunar province after a 6.0 quake kills 800 people and wounds 2,800 others.
By Nils Adler
Afghanistan’s authorities report 800 dead and 2,500 injured in Kunar province, as well as 12 dead and 255 injured in Nangarhar.
Laghman province also has dozens of injured, according to government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.
Relatively shallow quakes can cause more damage, especially since the majority of Afghans live in low-rise, mud-brick homes vulnerable to collapse.
