Tag: Herat
A new earthquake, measuring 6.3, hits the city of Herat in Afghanistan
A new earthquake, measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, struck the city of Herat, in the northwest of Afghanistan, on Sunday October 15, the American Geophysics Institute (USGS) said. A…
Earthquake in Afghanistan: more than 2,000 dead near Herat, six villages destroyed
More than 2,000 people died in a violent earthquake which struck western Afghanistan on Saturday October 7, causing enormous damage, according to a new official report released this Sunday. The…
6.3 magnitude earthquake kills around 100 people in Herat province
At least 120 people died and a thousand injured on Saturday October 7 in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, which caused landslides in western Afghanistan. 2 mins “So far more than…
an attack against a mosque in Herat kills several people, including an imam close to the Taliban
In Afghanistan, a new deadly explosion occurred in a mosque on September 2, this time in the west in Herat. It is one of the largest mosques in the country’s…
driving license restrictions for women in Herat
Restrictions on women in Afghanistan continue to fall. Banished from political life, from several professional sectors, deprived of college and high school, women are now deprived of driving licenses. A…