Afghanistan

A boy cries as he sits next to debris, in the aftermath of an earthquake in the district of Zinda Jan, in Herat, Afghanistan, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

Afghan rescuers still digging as hope fades for quake villagers

Volunteers have worked non-stop with spades and pickaxes in Herat province since Saturday's deadly magnitude 6.3 quake struck -- followed by a series of powerful aftershocks -- but some were...

People search for survivors amid the debris of a house that was destroyed by an earthquake in the district of Zinda Jan, in Herat, Afghanistan October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Khara
South Asia

Most casualties in recent Afghan earthquakes are women, children: WHO

An Afghan man walks past a damaged house after the recent earthquake in Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara/File Photo
Middle East

Factbox: Deadly Afghanistan earthquakes over the years

A boy cries as he sits next to debris, in the aftermath of an earthquake in the district of Zinda Jan, in Herat, Afghanistan, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer
Middle East

Afghan earthquakes kill 2,445, Taliban say, as deaths mount

Factbox-Deadly Afghanistan earthquakes over the years
South Asia

Factbox-Deadly Afghanistan earthquakes over the years

Representational image. Photo: Collected
South Asia

Afghan rescuers work through the night after deadly quake

Photo: Collected
South Asia

Afghan earthquakes kill 2,053, Taliban say, as death toll spikes

Photo: Newsweek
South Asia

At least 16 dead in Afghanistan earthquakes, official says

Trucks loaded with supplies to leave for Afghanistan are seen stranded at the Michni checkpost, after the main Pakistan-Afghan border crossing closed after clashes, in Torkham, Pakistan September 7, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz/file photo
South Asia

Pakistani minister defends decision to expel Afghans

FILE PHOTO: Rescue workers clear the rubble from a damaged mosque, after a suicide blast in Hangu, Pakistan September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
South Asia

Taliban brands Pakistan expulsion threat to Afghan immigrants 'unacceptable'

FILE PHOTO: Rescue workers clear the rubble from a damaged mosque, after a suicide blast in Hangu, Pakistan September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
South Asia

Pakistan orders illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghans, to leave

Ahmad Massoud, exiled leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) and son of the former anti-Soviet mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, poses during an interview for the launching of his new book "Notre liberte" at the Grand Mosque of Paris, France, September 28, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
South Asia

No current talks with Taliban, Afghanistan's Massoud says, promising guerrilla warfare

An Afghan girl attends painting and art class at the Skills Academy for Needy Aspirants (SANA) in Peshawar, Pakistan July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
South Asia

Pakistani vocational school helps Afghan women refugees build businesses