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Today, a disastrous earthquake deepens the crisis in Afghanistan.

Sunday's quake, with a magnitude of six, was one of Afghanistan's worst in years.

With entire villages collapsed and people still trapped under the rubble,

will the international humanitarian community step in to help?

I'm Malika Bilalal and this is The Take.

My guest today felt the quake from his home in the capital Kabul.

I spoke to him on Thursday as rescue workers continued to try to reach survivors.

I'm Obedullah Abba here. I'm an adjunct lecturer based in Kabul.

I teach politics and a bit of sociology here and there.

Abadal, welcome back to the take. It is always good to have you.

Sunday was a tragic day in Afghanistan when a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck in the east, killing at least 1,400 people.

The Taliban now says the number of dead from Sunday's quake has topped 1,400 with more than 3,000 other people injured.

And there are fears those totals will only grow as rescue crews reach remote

communities. I know that you were in Kabul where you're based when the quake hit, but what did

you feel and what did you learn after about the destruction? I think I was busy doing some work.

When the earthquake happened, it was quite a scary earthquake

because you could hear the foundations of the building creaking,

and we feared the worst.

And then when I started getting messages from friends in Islamabad all the way in Pakistan,

telling me that there was an earthquake there, I checked, I went online, and the initial

reports of the magnitude was 5.4, which wasn't too crazy. But the epicenter was eastern Afghanistan,

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