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Over 2,000 killed in Afghanistan earthquakes

Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 people.

By Associated Press

Oct. 8, 2023

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An aerial view of the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan, Monday, June 5. Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan's Herat province on Saturday, Oct. 7, the country's national disaster authority said.
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Afghan men remove debris after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghan men search for victims after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghans stand in a courtyard of their destroyed homes after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghan men search for victims after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghan men search for victims after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghans stand in a courtyard of their destroyed homes after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghan men clear the debris after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghan men search for victims after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Cloths are spread on string after a wash in a courtyard of his destroyed home after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghan men sit on the rubble of their destroyed homes after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghan men search for victims after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghans carry the body of a child after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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An Afghan man and boy stand in a courtyard of their destroyed home after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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An Afghan man stand in a courtyard of his destroyed home after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghans pray for relatives killed in an earthquake at a burial site in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Taliban fighters guard at the site of an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Mullah Abdul Basir, who lost five members of his family in the earthquake, stands for a photo in the area of his destroyed house in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghan women mourn for relatives killed in an earthquake to a burial site after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghan people mourn for relatives killed in an earthquake at a burial site in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghans drive to the earthquake affected areas to help people affected by an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghans head to the earthquake affected areas to help people affected by an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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An Afghan man prepares a grave for one of the earthquake victims in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghan women mourn relatives killed in an earthquake at a burial site after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghan people carry the body of their relative killed in an earthquake to a burial site in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghan people carry the body of a relative killed in an earthquake to a burial site after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.
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Afghan people mourn their relatives killed in an earthquake at a burial site in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.

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