The death toll is likely to keep rising after a powerful quake hit Afghanistan's mountainous north. Photo: AP PHOTO

A powerful earthquake has struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif, killing at least 20 people, injuring hundreds and damaging the city's historic Blue Mosque, with the death toll likely to rise.

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The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.3 quake hit early on Monday at a depth of 28 km near Mazar-e Sharif, which has a population of about 523,000.

At least 20 people were killed and about 320 were injured, health ministry spokesman Sharfat Zaman said, b

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