Many dead in Afghan earthquakes

Two earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 19 people and left another 20 wounded, local authorities have said.The two quakes - one measuring 5.5 and the other of 5.1 magnitude -   rocked Nangarhar province, 90km east of Kabul, within a span of two hours early on Friday."The police started work early this morning. All the 19 dead bodies were picked up by police," Zemarai Bashari, an Afghan interior ministry spokesman , said."The work is going on and the rubble is being removed to try to find more dead bodies or injured people."Shah Mohammad Khan, a villager in Nangarhar's Sherzad district, told the Associated Press news agency that the death toll could be even higher.Khan said that at least 40 people had died, but officials did not confirm his figure.