2023 Herat earthquake

Survivors struggle to rebuild their lives three months after Afghanistan’s devastating earthquake

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ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan — A 6.3 magnitude quake on Oct. 7 killed and injured thousands of people in Afghanistan’s west. Three months on, survivors are struggling to rebuild their lives. Some families are living in canvas-colored tents in Zinda Jan district, the quake’s epicenter in the province of Herat, where every home was flattened. People … Read more

Restricted rights put Afghan women and girls in a ‘deadly situation’ during quakes, UN official says

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Women and girls are in a “not only difficult … but deadly” situation following recent earthquakes in Afghanistan because of the humanitarian and civil rights crises in the country since the Taliban seized power, a U.N. official said Sunday. An update from U.N. Women highlighted some of the problems women are facing … Read more