Afghanistan earthquakes kill 2,053, Taliban says, as death toll spikes

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A Local Culinary Adventure: inspired by Halifax's Seaport Market | SaltWire #cooking #cookingtipsKABUL -Powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan have killed more than 2,000 people and injured more than 9,000, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors in years in the quake-prone mountainous country.

The quakes hit 35 km northwest of the city of Herat, with one measuring 6.3 magnitude, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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