Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 strikes Afghanistan

Afghanistan was struck by a 4.6 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning. This follows an earlier tremor on November 21. A ...
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Scars in the Blue Mosque Reveal Afghanistan’s Rifts

The namesake of Mazar-i-Sharif suffered countless cracks in a 6.3-magnitude quake, but, like Afghanistan, it has endured for centuries. By Yaqoob Akbary Safiullah Padshah and Elian Peltier Yaqoob ...

Explainer: Why are tensions flaring again between Afghanistan and Pakistan?

ISLAMABAD - Tensions flared between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday as the Taliban accused Pakistani forces of air ...

Afghans call for Taliban government to help repair Blue Mosque after quake

Some residents in northern Afghanistan called on Wednesday for the Taliban government to help rebuild and restore a historic mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif that was damaged in a powerful earthquake.

How Australia’s first outback mosque was built 600km north of Adelaide, 150 years ago

Hergott Springs was used as a camel station on a crossroads to the goldfields during inland exploration. ‘Afghans’ built ...

Afghanistan earthquake survivors spend the night in the open; the quake damaged historical sites

Survivors of a powerful earthquake in northern Afghanistan are digging through the rubble of their homes after spending a bitterly cold night outdoors. The quake struck early Monday near Khulm ...

Powerful 6.3 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing 20 and damaging historic Blue Mosque

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake has shaken northern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 640 others. The quake struck before dawn on Monday, damaging the historic ...
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Deadly quake rocks Afghanistan leaving iconic Blue Mosque surrounded by rubble

A powerful earthquake has rattled northern Afghanistan, killing at least 27 people and injuring 956 more, according to Dr. Sharafat Zaman Amar, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health. The ...