JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Hundreds of bodies have been recovered from houses destroyed by a major earthquake in Afghanistan last week, pushing the death toll to over 2,200, a Taliban government spokesman said Thursday.

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A major earthquake in Afghanistan has caused widespread devastation, with the death toll now exceeding 2,200

A Taliban government spokesman reported Thursday that hundreds of bodies have been recovered from destroyed houses

The 6.0 magnitude quake struck several provinces in the mountainous east on Sunday night, leveling villages and trapping people under rubble

The majority of casualties have been in Kunar, where many live in steep river valleys

A 6.0 magnitude quake struck several provinces of the mountainous and remote east on Sunday night, leve

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