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.

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 ...

Hundreds of homes and buildings collapsed. Entire villages were knocked to the ground. At least 1,150 people were killed, and at least another were injured, according to official reports.

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 ...

Two women are pictured in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 26, 2023. The Taliban has banned windows that look onto areas where women could be seen.

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. Anwar said ...

KABUL, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The reconstruction of 31 school buildings has been completed in east Afghanistan's Laghman province, the state-owned Bakhtar news agency reported Thursday.

Afghanistan’s education system has faced severe challenges due to conflict and economic instability. In Khost, nearly ...

U.S.A.I.D. Students at the American University of Afghanistan in Qatar fear having to return to their Taliban-ruled homeland after aid and visa cutoffs by the Trump administration. Students at the ...