Kabul, Feb 20, 2026 (AFP) - Kabul shakes as 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

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2026-02-20

A strong earthquake rocked eastern Afghanistan including the capital Kabul on Friday, AFP journalists and residents said. The 5.8-magnitude quake struck a mountainous area around 130 kilometres (80 miles) northeast of Kabul, the United States Geological Survey said. The epicentre was near several remote villages and struck at 5:39 pm (1309 GMT), just as people in the Muslim-majority country were sitting down to break their Ramadan fast. "We were......

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