News Afghanistan » Herat » Health: How Restricting Girls’ Education Damages Afghanistan’s Economy
Continued restrictions on girls’ education and women’s labor force participation are violating their rights and weakening the country’s human capital base.
News Afghanistan » Herat » Health: Over 2,000 people killed after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » Health: Hundreds Feared Dead In Powerful Earthquakes In Afghanistan's Herat Region
The death toll from a series of strong earthquakes in Afghanistan’s Herat region has soared to at least 320 people, with hundreds more injured, the United Nations said on October 7, as rescue crews ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » Health: Herat pharmaceutical industry sees sharp growth
Pharmaceutical production in western Herat province has increased significantly following a ban on the import of Pakistani medicines, with local factories now supplying thousands of types of medicines ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » Health: Herat city shaken after two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes hit Afghanistan
Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country's national disaster authority said.The United Nations gave a preliminary figure of 320 dead, but ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » Health: Afghanistan’s Herat Hit by Deadliest Earthquake in Two Decades
Focused on Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians and wary of dealing with the Taliban regime, only a handful of countries have offered support. Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » Health: How to help after the earthquake in Afghanistan
On October 7 2023 at around 11:00 local time, a devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck 25 miles west of Herat City in Herat Province, western Afghanistan. Following the initial quake, several ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » Health: Aid groups warn devastation from Afghanistan earthquake ‘worse than we imagined’
International aid groups in Afghanistan are scrambling to send help to survivors of an earthquake which has left more than 2,000 people dead and many more injured in a war-ravaged nation already ...
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