India, Sept. 1 -- The death toll after the massive earthquake in Afghanistan has gone up to 800, a spokesperson for the Taliban government has stated. The update comes as a stark rise from the earlier reported toll of 600.

Rescue operations are underway to find missing people under the destruction and rubble caused by the strong tremors.

"The number of casualties and injuries is high, but since the area is difficult to access, our teams are still on site," health ministry spokesperson Sharafat Zaman said in a statement amid the rescue operations.

This was the deadliest earthquake in the region since 2023. Two years ago, a 6.3 earthquake struck the region and was followed by strong aftershocks. As per Taliban, around 4,000 people were k...