Days after quake, Afghan survivors still await aid
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JALALABAD: Rescue teams struggled on Wednesday (Sep 3) to reach survivors as night approached days after a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as access to remote areas remained obstructed. A shallow magnitude-6.0 earthquake hit the mountainous region bordering Pakistan late on Sunday, collapsing mud-brick homes on families as they slept. Fearful of the near-constant aftershocks rattling the area, people huddled in the open air while others struggled to unearth those trapped under the
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