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Helping Afghanistan after earthquake will be hard: 3 questions answered

  • Written by Mohammad Qadam Shah, Assistant Professor of Global Development, Seattle Pacific University
imageAfghan children stand near a house that was destroyed in an earthquake on June 22, 2022.AP Photo

Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in more than two decades took place on June 22, 2022, killing more than 1,000 people and injuring at least 1,600. The disaster struck a remote mountainous region and came at a time when millions of Afghans are...

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