After a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, thousands of poor and now homeless families have been waiting for rescue workers, delayed by the country's failing infrastructure.

There are fears the death toll will rise significantly as the area is remote and mountainous, making rescue operations difficult.

Officials say at least 812 people killed and 2,817 injured after magnitude 6 earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan.

Officials say at least 812 people killed and 2,817 injured after magnitude 6 earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan.

More than 800 people have died after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

Magnitude 6 tremor hits eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar, and government spokesman warns toll could rise.

Officials say at least 812 people killed and 2,817 injured after magnitude 6 earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan.

At least 800 people have been killed and some 2,000 injured after a shallow magnitude 6.0 earthquake and several aftershocks shook Nangarhar and Kunar in eastern Afghanistan…

Over 3,000 people were injured after the 6.0 magnitude quake struck late Sunday night, Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban government spokesman, said.

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: The United Nations warned of an exponential rise in casualties from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as the Taliban said the death toll passed…

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: A powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan at the weekend killed more than 1,400 people and injured thousands more, the Taliban said on Tuesday,…

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday near the epicentre of a powerful quake at the weekend that killed more than 1,400 people

Officials in Afghanistan have confirmed that more than 1,400 people have been killed in an earthquake that struck the country over the weekend.

KABUL/NURGAL: Rescue workers and volunteers in eastern Afghanistan are still pulling bodies from the rubble days after powerful earthquakes devastated mountainous provinces…

The death toll from last week’s devastating earthquake in Afghanistan has climbed above 2,200 after hundreds of bodies were pulled from destroyed homes,...

The first earthquake of magnitude 6 struck on Sunday and a second quake of magnitude 5.5 occurred on Tuesday.

After a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, thousands of poor and now homeless families have been waiting for rescue workers, delayed by the…

A 6.0-magnitude quake struck several provinces of the mountainous and remote east of the country on Sunday night, levelling villages and trapping people under rubble.

Aid agencies plead for funds as rough terrain hinders relief effort and 98% of buildings in one province are damaged

Another 3,640 people wounded in the quake that struck on Sunday as aid organisations struggle to reach survivors.

Sunday's magnitude 6.0 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has now killed 2,205 people and injured 3,640, according to a Taliban government spokesperson.