Earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 280, injuring more than 600

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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 280 people, injuring more than 600, and many people dying in their sleep. The local rescue is underway
At 4:54 on June 22, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in Afghanistan with a focal depth of 30 kilometers.
The quake killed at least 280 people and injured more than 600, according to Afghan state media Bakhtar News Agency, citing local officials, and local officials said the death toll could rise.
The police chief of Jani district in Paktia province said the quake struck late at night and many people were killed in their sleep, and local officials said they were trying to find survivors from collapsed houses

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