Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200

Shallow quake causes widespread devastation

The tremor, at a depth of 10 km (six miles), followed earlier quakes that flattened villages in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, leaving tens of thousands homeless and injuring more than 3,640 people.

Rescue teams continue recovery efforts

Rescue workers on Thursday pulled bodies from the rubble of homes razed in Afghanistan's earthquakes.

Rising casualty figures

Search operations continued in the quake-hit mountainous eastern areas, the Taliban administration said, announcing a new death toll of 2,205, with at least 3,640 people injured.