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Afghanistan Earthquake Kills Hundreds Amid Aid Struggles and Christian Minority Concerns

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International CorrespondentKABUL (Worthy News) – Authorities in Afghanistan say a powerful earthquake has devastated the east of the country near the Pakistan border, killing more than 800 people and injuring over 2,500, as concerns grow about restricted access for international aid and the plight of the country’s tiny Christian minority.The 6.0-magnitude quake struck the strict Islamic nation late Sunday local time in Kunar province near the city of Jal