Earthquakes Rock Western Afghanistan 

Earthquakes Rock Western Afghanistan 

A series of earthquakes devastated portions of western Afghanistan on Saturday morning, followed by another quake on Wednesday morning.   On Saturday morning, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, along with eight aftershocks, flattened hundreds of homes in rural areas of Herat...
Afghanistan’s harsh reality

Afghanistan’s harsh reality

Twelve-year-old Maryam* cried as she told her story to contacts in Afghanistan. Her family hasn’t heard anything about her father since he disappeared a year ago. “My brothers and sisters are still small and my mother is sick, and I can’t do anything,” Maryam said....