Afghanistan: Death toll after 6.0-magnitude earthquake rises to over 1,400

The death toll from the earthquake in Afghanistan has risen to 1,411, with at least…

One America News Network

By Abril Elfi

The death toll from the earthquake in Afghanistan has risen to 1,411, with at least 3,124 people injured.

Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated on Sunday that the death toll was initially 800. However, the United Nations (UN) updated that information and explained that the originally provided number was just for the province of Kunar, and that the total death toll was over 1,400.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred on Sunday at around midnight local time, striking 17 miles from the eastern city of Jalalabad, near the border with Pakistan…