Afghanistan’s vulnerable buildings Afghanistan is especially vulnerable to earthquakes as the entire country is located on two major active faults that have the potential to rupture and cause ...

Afghan men search for survivors amidst the debris of a house that was destroyed by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara Afghanistan’s vulnerable buildings ...

Some 2,000 people have perished after a powerful earthquake struck western Afghanistan, the Taliban said Sunday, as the nation reels from another natural disaster at a time of deep economic crisis.

This weekend’s heartbreaking video of Afghans plummeting from departing C-17s was eerily reminiscent of New Yorkers plunging from burning buildings to the backdrop of a beautifully blue sky.

Afghanistan is prone to earthquakes, but the series of temblors that struck the west of the country on Saturday were the deadliest, most devastating quakes the already-crippled, Taliban-ruled ...

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 ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby ...

Collapsing buildings have killed dozens of people, including at least 15 children, said Khursheed Anwar, a spokesman for the Disaster Management Authority, in comments to the outlet.

The Taliban have banned windows in residential buildings to stop women from being seen while they are at home in Afghanistan. Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, ordered that ...

In June 2022, a powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan, flattening stone and mud-brick homes. The quake killed at least 1,000 people and injured about 1,500.

A pair of devastating 6.3-magnitude earthquakes rocked western Afghanistan on Saturday, leaving scores of people dead, according to the country’s national disaster authority.

He an ardent believer in the Army values and by all definition, a war hero. His actions in Afghanistan in 2007 would result in the Silver Star, the third-highest award for valor in the U.S. Army.