Rescue teams are rushing to remote districts in Afghanistan, but landslides and damaged roads are slowing relief efforts|@IOMAfghanistan|X

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan’s mountainous east on Sunday, killing at least 800 people and injuring over 2,000 in Kunar province near the Pakistan border, officials said.

Rescue teams are rushing to remote districts, but landslides and damaged roads are slowing relief efforts.

The quake hit just before midnight, 16.77 miles northeast of Jalalabad, at a shallow depth of 4.97 miles. Nearly half a million people likely felt a strong shaking, damaging poorly built structures.

Multiple aftershocks, the strongest at 5.2 magnitude, followed.

Taliban soldiers and civilians are transporting victims to hospitals and airports, while UN teams deliver emergency aid.

The disaster worsens Afghanistan’s ongoing hunger and economic crises, compounded by cuts to international humanitarian aid.

Authorities warn the death toll could rise as rescuers reach harder-to-access areas.