OMID HAQJO

Afghan children walk through a tent camp in Zindan Jan, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, three months after a massive earthquake hit the area. (AP Photo/ Omid Haqjo)
Survivors struggle to rebuild their lives three months after Afghanistan’s devastating earthquake
Survivors of a massive earthquake that struck Afghanistan’s west on Oct. 7 say they’re struggling to rebuild their lives, three months after the disaster.
 
An Afghan man mourns next to the grave of his wife who died due to an earthquake, in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Saturday's deadly earthquake killed and injured thousands when it leveled an untold number of homes in Herat province. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Afghans still hope to find survivors from quake that killed over 2,000 in western Herat province
Afghan rescuers and villagers are still digging through rubble in western Herat province, three days after one of the deadliest earthquakes in the region left more than 2,000 dead.
 
An Afghan man rests his head on the grave of his wife who died due to an earthquake and talks to her at a burial site, in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western of Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Saturday's deadly earthquake killed and injured thousands when it leveled an untold number of homes in Herat province. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Mounds of rubble and a future of grief are what’s left after Afghanistan earthquake killed thousands
People are digging through the rubble from the quake in western Afghanistan. They’re hunting for their few possessions. But the material losses seem unimportant.