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A pair of earthquakes - 4.9 and 5.3 in magnitude - struck in Afghanistan’s northwest province of Badghis on Monday, and tremors continued to be reported in the following days. Initial reports indicate ...
News Afghanistan » Badghis: Afghanistan dispatches: ‘Today, a family sold their baby girl due to poverty in Badghis province.’
Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul offers his observations on ...
News Afghanistan » Badghis: How poplars, pistachios, and micro-forests are helping Afghanistan bring back lost forests
For decades, Afghanistan's environmental story was dominated by war, deforestation, and shrinking forests. From the pistachio woodlands of Badghis to the poplar-lined valleys of the northeast, ...
News Afghanistan » Badghis: At Least 26 Dead In Twin Quakes In Western Afghanistan
Two earthquakes shook western Afghanistan on January 16, killing at least 26 people and reducing hundreds of homes to rubble, local authorities said. The quakes occurred in Badghis Province, which ...
News Afghanistan » Badghis: Changing climate parches Afghanistan, exacerbating poverty
SANG-E-ATASH, Afghanistan (AP) — Fed by rain and snowmelt from mountains, this valley nestled among northwestern Afghanistan’s jagged peaks was once fertile. But the climate has changed in the last ...