AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-EARTHQUAKE

Xinhua
04 Apr 2026, 14:46 GMT+10

(260404) -- KABUL, April 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A man collects stuff after an earthquake in Kabul province, Afghanistan, April 4, 2026. At least eight people have been killed in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Afghanistan on Friday evening, Mohammad Yousuf Hammad, a spokesman for the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority, said.

A house in Kabul province collapsed following the quake, killing eight residents and injuring a child, Hammad said late Friday night. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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