• A man removes his belongings from a house damaged by massive earthquake in Mingora, the main town of Swat valley, Pakistan. Naveed Ali / AP Photo
    A man removes his belongings from a house damaged by massive earthquake in Mingora, the main town of Swat valley, Pakistan. Naveed Ali / AP Photo
  • Rescuers pick their way through rugged terrain and pockets of Taliban insurgency in the search for survivors after a massive earthquake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan. Hasham Ahmed / AFP Photo
    Rescuers pick their way through rugged terrain and pockets of Taliban insurgency in the search for survivors after a massive earthquake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan. Hasham Ahmed / AFP Photo
  • People look at a house damaged by massive earthquake in Mingora, Swat valley, Pakistan. Naveed Ali / AP Photo
    People look at a house damaged by massive earthquake in Mingora, Swat valley, Pakistan. Naveed Ali / AP Photo
  • Rescuers have rushed to deliver relief aid to victims of a massive earthquake that hit northern Afghanistan and Pakistan. Parwiz / Reuters
    Rescuers have rushed to deliver relief aid to victims of a massive earthquake that hit northern Afghanistan and Pakistan. Parwiz / Reuters
  • People survey a damaged house in Swat valley. Haseeb Ali / EPA
    People survey a damaged house in Swat valley. Haseeb Ali / EPA
  • A man rides his bicycle next to damaged buildings in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Reuters
    A man rides his bicycle next to damaged buildings in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Reuters
  • A general view of shops damaged in the earthquake in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hedayatullah Amid / EPA
    A general view of shops damaged in the earthquake in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hedayatullah Amid / EPA
  • Pakistani residents gather next to the rubble of damaged houses following an earthquake in Bajaur. Anwarullah Khan / AFP Photo
    Pakistani residents gather next to the rubble of damaged houses following an earthquake in Bajaur. Anwarullah Khan / AFP Photo
  • Residents search for belongings in the rubbles of a house in Peshawar. Fayaz Aziz / Reuters
    Residents search for belongings in the rubbles of a house in Peshawar. Fayaz Aziz / Reuters

Rescuers search for survivors from Afghan earthquake — in pictures


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Rescuers were struggling to reach earthquake-stricken regions in Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday as officials said the combined death toll from the previous day’s earthquake rose to 311.