Two women are pictured in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 26 ... Taliban's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada states that new buildings should not have windows that show "the courtyard, kitchen ...

Afghanistan is especially vulnerable to earthquakes ... of burnt bricks with cement mortar or are sun-dried brick masonry buildings with load bearing walls. The thickness of the walls ranges ...

It was like Afghanistan-type difficult,” he told ... destroying thousands of homes and other buildings. The landscape is practically unrecognizable as the blaze continues to burn, with only ...

Afghanistan’s education system has faced severe challenges due to conflict and economic instability. In Khost, nearly one-third of public schools operate without buildings, forcing students into ...

“Additionally, an estimated 300 families (around 2,100 people) are reported to have been displaced to Herat City where they are living in abandoned buildings.” Afghanistan has suffered ...

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Those buildings [in Afghanistan] are built out of river rocks mortared together—those are going to fall down at intensity 6. That’s strong enough shaking to bring down any traditional Afghan ...

Afghanistan was parched by an unusually dry ... the Associated Press reported. Collapsing buildings have killed dozens of people, including at least 15 children, said Khursheed Anwar, a spokesman ...

Image Students from Afghanistan attending an online class ... Militants rampaged through its buildings, scrawling graffiti that derided students as “U.S.-trained infidel spies” and “wolves ...