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Afghanistan earthquake deaths climb to 2,200, entire villages levelled

CBC.ca Thursday, 4 September 2025 ()
Hundreds more bodies have been recovered from houses in mountain villages destroyed by a major earthquake in Afghanistan early this week, pushing the death toll to more than 2,200, a Taliban government spokesperson said Thursday.
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