Afghanistan earthquake kills eight members of same refugee family returning from Iran

NewsWorldMiddle EastAfghanistan earthquake kills eight members of same refugee family returning from IranA three-year-old boy, the sole survivor, sustained injuries and is currently receiving hospital treatment in the capitalElena Becatoros Saturday 04 April 2026 14:14 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2951853","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/earthquake-afghanistan-kabul-deaths-iran-b2951853.html","title":"Afghanistan earthquake kills eight members of same refugee family returning from Iran"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-25283","index":0}Locals and journalists inspect a house damaged by an earthquake in the village of Ittefaq, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our interna...