In a tragic series of events, Afghanistan has been hit by multiple crises, from fatal traffic accidents to devastating earthquakes and internal power struggles. These incidents have further …
Suicide bomber strikes Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan, killing 7 and injuring 15
In northern Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated explosives during Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque, resulting in the deaths of at least seven individuals and injuries to 15 others.
Afghanistan earthquake relief efforts provided with $12 million in U.S. aid
The United States is providing $12 million in “immediate humanitarian assistance” for Afghanistan following multiple devastating earthquakes that killed nearly 1,200 people and leveled villages.
More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says
U.N. officials say more than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan were women and children.
‘Disaster on top of disaster’: Afghanistan struck by second earthquake – video
Aid agencies say hospitals treating the injured have reached capacity, and call on the international community to show ‘solidarity’ with Afghans …
Afghanistan: Hundreds dead and homes flattened in earthquakes
Two large earthquakes hit western Afghanistan four days apart, killing more than 1,300 people. The United Nations called it a “disaster on top of a disaster” in a nation still reeling from decades of …
Afghans in UK visa limbo as Pakistan vows to expel migrants
Hundreds of Afghans who risked their lives to work with the UK in Afghanistan and fled the Taliban are now stuck in neighbouring Pakistan as they wait to be relocated to the UK. Some have told the BBC their days are spent living in fear,
Over 90% of people killed by Afghanistan quake were women and children: UN
More than 90 per cent of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan last weekend were women and children, U.N. officials reported Thursday.
Why did the impact of Afghanistan quake have a ‘gender dimension’?
Afghan women and children were disproportionately killed by the earthquake across Herat province this last weekend because they were more likely to be at home when buildings fell. Many are now concerned about who will raise the children left without mothers.
Second 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan
A new 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Tuesday just days after a deadly tremor shook nearly the same location north of Herat over the weekend.