Earthquake kills 8 members of same family near Afghan capital

An earthquake that struck Afghanistan overnight killed eight members of the same family in Kabul province, the health ministry said on Saturday.The 5.8-magnitude quake struck at 8.42 pm (1612 GMT) on Friday at a depth of 186 kilometers (115 miles) at the epicenter in northeastern Badakhshan province, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Shaking was felt in multiple parts of the country, including the capital Kabul, according to AFP journalists. “In the Gosfand Dara area of Kabul Province, eight members of a family died as a result of the earthquake,” Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman said in a message to media.He added that a child aged around two years old was the only survivor from the household and the country’s disaster management agency said the boy had been injured in the tremor.Afghanistan is frequently jolted by earthquakes, particularly along the Hindu Kush mountain range near

Go to News Site