Powerful earthquake in Afghanistan kills more than 2,000 with villages destroyed | ABC News

A magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks has killed more than 2,000 people in Afghanistan’s west, according to a Taliban spokesman, after hundreds of civilians were buried under rubble. Subscribe: Read more here: ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: Like ABC News on Facebook: Follow ABC News on Instagram: Follow ABC News on Twitter: Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia