Rescuers focus on remote Afghan regions after earthquake kills over 1,400

Rescue efforts are underway in Afghanistan, where the death toll from a strong earthquake has risen to more than 1,400 people with another 3,000 injured. That's according to a Taliban spokesperson.
Most of the victims are from the northeastern Kunar province.
The epicentre was near the city of Jalalabad. The magnitude 6 quake was relatively shallow and caused extensive damage.

Al Jazeera’s Dmitry Medvedenko reports.

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