Taliban said Wednesday that the death toll from Sunday night’s earthquake in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province has risen to at least 1,457 people.
According to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, at least 3,394 others were injured, and more than 6,700 homes were destroyed in the quake, which struck remote and mountainous areas near the Pakistan border.
The earthquake is among the deadliest to hit Afghanistan in past two years.
