00:00Details are slowly emerging from Afghanistan after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the country's east just before midnight local time.
00:10The Taliban interior government says more than 800 people are feared dead, with another 2,500 injured.
00:18It has requested for aid from international organizations.
00:22The quake struck at a shallow depth of 8 kilometers, shaking buildings from Kabul to the capital of Islamabad.
00:29Officials report that houses were reduced to rubble in areas near the border with Pakistan.
00:35The region is mountainous with limited communications, so information has been slow to come in.
00:42While aftershocks continue to hit the area, rescue efforts are hampered by narrow roads, some blocked by landslides.
00:50The disaster is expected to further stretch resources from the war-torn nation's administration, already grappling with humanitarian crises.
00:59For more information, visit www.fema.org.
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