The Taliban have called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed more than 1,400 people and left thousands more injured. Before the second quake the death toll had passed 1,411 with more than 3,000 people injured, Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban government spokesperson, said on Tuesday. View image in fullscreen People bury earthquake victims in Kunar, Afghanistan. Photograph: Samiullah Popal/EPASharafat Zaman, a spokesperson for the health ministry in Kabul, called for international aid to tackle the devastation. View image in fullscreen People bury earthquake victims in Kunar, Afghanistan.