Hundreds of people were killed and at least 2,500 others were injured in a difficult to reach mountainous region. Officials warned many more people may still be awaiting rescue.

Officials said the quake, near Jalalabad in the nation’s east, had killed people. The United States Geological Survey predicted “significant casualties.”

Hundreds of people were killed, according to the Taliban government, and the death toll was expected to rise.

Hundreds of people were killed and at least 2,500 others were injured in a difficult to reach mountainous region. Officials warned many more people may still be awaiting rescue.