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Afghan landslide toll 2,000, site may become massive grave

<p>The toll in Friday's landslide in Afghanistan has been put at 2,000 by rescue officials, who also said that the site may become a massive grave as the huge rubble is making the recovery of bodies almost impossible.</p>

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Kabul: The toll in Friday's landslide in Afghanistan has been put at 2,000 by rescue officials, who also said that the site may become a massive grave as the huge rubble is making the recovery of bodies almost impossible.

The incident occurred early Friday when a hill collapsed on a remote village in Aab Bareek area of Argo district in the mountainous province of Badakhshan with Faizabad city as its capital, 315 km northeast of Afghan capital Kabul, Xinhua reported.

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