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Afghans dig graves for the victims' bodies from the earthquakes in Sarbuland village, Zendeh Jan district of Herat province on October 8, 2023. The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply again on October 8 to more than 2,000, with nearly 10,000 injured, as rescue workers dug through razed villages for vanishing signs of life. More than 1,300 homes were toppled when magnitude 6.3 quake – followed by eight strong aftershocks – jolted hard-to-reach areas 30 kilometres (19 miles) northwest of the provincial capital of Herat, according to officials. (Photo by Mohsen Karimi/AFP Photo)
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