8am: Local sources in Herat report that the Taliban have detained and subjected an official of a religious school, along with his sons, to imprisonment and torture. According to the sources, the Taliban have subjected these individuals to torture, utilizing electric shocks. Click here to read more (external link).
The Art Newspaper: The Zinda Jan and Injil districts sustained the worst of the damage. Arash Boostani, a project manager for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) in Afghanistan, who had visited some of the villages in those districts over the years, says many of them contained ancient vernacular architecture structures that dated back
Khaama: The World Health Organization has expressed concern over the situation of earthquake survivors in Herat province. The Organization stated that many people are still living in unsanitary conditions and lack access to basic life necessities. This organization, in a report published on Saturday, has emphasized that earthquake survivors in Herat are exposed to increasing
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 23, 2023 The western Afghan province of Herat was rocked by another earthquake overnight, sending many of the region’s residents, already reeling from a series of major tremblors over the past two weeks, back into the streets. The 4.4-magnitude event early on October 23 was the fifth major earthquake to
Ariana: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that 7,500 pregnant women were affected by the recent string of earthquakes in Herat province. The UNFPA wrote on X, that the loss of loved ones has a very bad effect on pregnant women. This United Nations agency said that it has sent psychotherapeutic counselors to the
Khaama: On Thursday morning, residents of Afghanistan’s western Herat province were abruptly shaken awake as yet another earthquake, measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale, struck, further amplifying their apprehensions and highlighting the ongoing seismic challenges faced by the region. The epicentre of this recent seismic event was pinpointed in the Qara Bagh area, situated approximately
Lisa Schlein VOA News October 18, 2023 GENEVA — U.N. aid officials said Tuesday that they are racing against time to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance to tens of thousands of earthquake survivors in western Afghanistan, north of the city of Herat, before winter sets in and people whose houses have been destroyed are exposed to freezing
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 15, 2023 ISLAMABAD — A pair of strong earthquakes shook western Afghanistan on Sunday, disrupting the power supply to Herat province, which was already reeling from a week of devastating quakes. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.3 and 5.5 quakes struck 20 minutes apart early morning, with their epicenters
VOA News October 11, 2023 A strong earthquake hit western Afghanistan Wednesday, affecting the same area where an earthquake four days ago killed more than 2,000 people. The U.S. Geological Survey said the center of the magnitude 6.3 earthquake Wednesday was about 28 kilometers northwest of the city of Herat. There were no immediate reports
Akmal Dawi VOA News October 10, 2023 The number of people killed by Saturday’s 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan has surpassed 2,400 as search and rescue teams extracted more bodies from the ruins of hundreds of destroyed houses, according to local officials. “Martyrs are still under the rubble,” said Matiul Haq Khalis, president of the Afghan