Earthquakes killed over 2,000 in Afghanistan. People are freeing the dead and injured with their hands

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Open this photo in gallery: An aerial view of the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan, June 5, 2023.Rodrigo Abd/The Associated Press Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It’s one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades. The figures couldn’t be independently verified. The magnitude-6.3 earthquake was followed by strong aftershocks on Saturday, a spokesperson for the country’s national disaster management authority said. The United States Geological Survey said the quake’s epicentre was about 40 kilometres northwest of Herat city. It was followed by three very strong aftershocks,...