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Large Earthquake Strikes Northern Afghanistan

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear. The quake struck just before 1 a.

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Casualties feared after magnitude-6.3 earthquake hits Afghanistan

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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Shakes Afghanistan's Mazar-E Sharif City, Casualties Feared

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Breaking News Live: Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Afghanistan's Mazar-e Sharif city, casualties feared

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near one of Afghanistan's largest cities Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes northern Afghanistan

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Earthquake today; Significant casualties expected as 6.3-magnitude quake strikes Afghanistan

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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake jolts Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region, felt across Pakistan

The tremors were reportedly felt across Pakistan.

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Afghanistan Struck By Second Massive 6.3 Earthquake, Multiple Causalities Feared

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Magnitude 6.3 quake hits northern Afghanistan

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Veterans built an interactive map of Afghanistan to record 20 years of war

An interactive map of Afghanistan, Project Athena is an archive to which veterans can upload photos, chronicling the war as they lived it.

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Disco, Djinns and 5-Star Service in Afghanistan

In “The Finest Hotel in Kabul,” the BBC journalist Lyse Doucet tells the story of a country through what was once its most luxurious hotel.

Connecticut Post

History underscores difficulties in Afghanistan

The axiom that the world's destiny is in the hands of bankers and industrialists is never more aptly demonstrated than in wartime. The lords of capital and the cannon merchants thrive on the menace of conflict and the conduct of war. They prosper when the ...

The Express Tribune on MSNOpinion

Our Afghan imbroglio

Distorted interpretation of historical facts, revanchism born of atavism, nationalism-driven irredentism and a tribal iconoclasm have invested Afghan sociology and politics with a heightened sense of self importance that has regularly manifested itself in the shape of baseless border claims and disregard of international law vis a vis country like Pakistan.

France 24 on MSN

Casualties feared after magnitude-6.3 earthquake strikes Afghanistan

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattled northern Afghanistan overnight, striking at a depth of 28 km near Kholm, close to Mazar‑i‑Sharif, the US Geological Survey said, just two months after a tremor in the east killed more than 2,

The News InternationalOpinion

Pakistan’s Afghan policy

For decades, Afghanistan has remained a theatre of competing ambitions, interventions, and tragedies. Yet amid the churn of global powers, Pakistan stands out for its distinct approach, history

UNHCR

Afghan women make history by being elected to National Assembly

KABUL, Afghanistan, November 14 (UNHCR) - The final results of Afghanistan's landmark parliamentary elections were only declared on Sunday, after several delays, but Shinkai Karokhail was already at work, planning the next stage of her extraordinary ...

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Cricket: 'Afghanistan women's history is starting again'

After years of fighting, Afghanistan's women's cricket team has now won support from the sport's governing body. One of the exiled players told DW this marks a significant leap in a long, grueling battle. Cricket's governing body (ICC) has announced it ...

Will India help Afghanistan build a dam on cross-border river with Pakistan?

A new water war is brewing, and India may find itself involved. New Delhi has extended its support to Afghanistan, which has announced that it plans to build a dam on the Pakistan-bound Kunar River. What would this move mean for Islamabad?