Villages remain cut off in the remote, mountainous areas in the east that have been hardest hit by the disaster, which has killed at least 1,400 people.

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Hundreds of people were killed and at least 2,500 others were injured in a difficult to reach mountainous region. Officials warned many more people may still be awaiting rescue.

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At least 1,400 people were killed and more than 3,100 others injured, according to the Afghan authorities, and the death toll was expected to rise.

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The quake, near the border with Pakistan, injured more than 2,500 people in mountainous areas that rescue workers took hours to reach.

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