Earthquake Kills 12 in Afghanistan
An earthquake struck Afghanistan overnight, killing 12 people, including eight members of the same family. The Afghan Red Crescent Society confirmed the casualties.
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Afghanistan quake kills 12, including 8 from family who had just left Iran
An earthquake that struck Afghanistan overnight killed 12 people, including eight members of the same family, a government official and the Afghan Red Crescent Society said on Saturday. A neighbour who helped in rescue efforts said that the eight who died, on the outskirts of Kabul, were a refugee family recently returned from neighbouring Iran. The 5.8-magnitude quake struck at 8.42pm (1612 GMT) on Friday at a depth of 186km (115 miles) at the epicentre in northeastern Badakhshan province,...
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