A 12th-century mosque and minarets from 1417 are visibly cracked, with ornate tiles falling to the ground in Herat, Afghanistan. The ancient monuments had been neglected even before Afghanistan's ...

The territory around Zinda Jan, in the Herat province and around ... from generation to generation. An ancient vertical windmill, unique to western Afghanistan; many are feared destroyed Afghan ...

Of course, that is ancient history, but by 1836, it is believed that the population of Jews in western Afghanistan was between 40,000 to as high as 80,000, with Herat at the heart of the community.

The sound of chisels hitting against clay can be heard from several metres away at a tile workshop just east of Herat’s Grand Mosque, one of Afghanistan ... sustain this ancient craft at ...

The richly decorated dome of Shahzada Abdullah tomb in Herat ... matter of protecting ancient objects and buildings, said Omar Sharifi, head of the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies ...

in Herat province on October 7. The province is one of the most populated in Afghanistan. That earthquake was followed by several very strong aftershocks, as well as less severe shocks.

"Most of the people are under the rubble." The quake struck in a rural region in western Afghanistan's Herat province, complicating the search and rescue operation as crews rushed to reach the area.

More than 2,400 people were killed and thousands more injured after an earthquake hit the surroundings of Herat, in northwest Afghanistan, government officials have estimated. Most of the deaths ...

west of Herat city in the western Herat province – the third largest in Afghanistan. It’s one of the deadliest quakes to hit Afghanistan in recent years – last June, a 5.9 magnitude ...