Herat

Al Qaeda is also running in Farah, Helmand, Herat and Kabul provinces, as well as a media operations center in Herat.

The latest magnitude 6.3 earthquake was about 17 miles (28km) outside Herat, the capital of Herat province, and six miles (10km) deep, according to the US Geological Survey.

Days ago, the Herat Government Office posted photos of Herat Provincial Governor Abdul Qayoom Rahimi after he met with injured security force personnel.

The Herat girls-only computer programing school, Code to Inspire or CTI, was the brainchild of Fereshteh Forough, who was born an Afghan refugee in Iran and only returned to Herat after the 2001 fall of the Taliban.

The reign of Shahrokh in Herat was marked by intense royal patronage, building activities, and promotion of manufacturing and trade, especially through the restoration and enlargement of the Herat’s bāzār.

View of Herat from a hill Afghan and U.S. government officials along with members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) at Herat International Airport in 2012.

Afghan cricket star Rashid Khan said he was donating all his Cricket World Cup fees to help Herat's earthquake survivors.

Afghans congregate on a mound of rubble in the wake of the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that struck Herat.

An 18-year-old left-arm wrist spinner from Herat, Noor Ahmad, too is proving to be an ordeal to negotiate, let alone nullify.

Earlier this month, also in Herat, the Taliban closed restaurant gardens for women and families.

He added that the inauguration of the Khaf-Herat railroad, trade activities in Chabahar Port, and removal of obstacles to transit operations at border crossings have been the main topics of negotiations during the visit.

Herat is located 120km (75 miles) east of the border with Iran and is considered to be the cultural capital of Afghanistan.

Mujib al-Rahman Ansari was an influential radical Sunni preacher active in Herat from the times of the Republic.

Najibullah Nowroozi, coach of the Herat Youth Team - where most of the players claimed to be registered - said a number of players on the list had never played football.

Saturday morning’s earthquake hit Zindajan, a rural district some 40km (25 miles) from Herat city.

Taliban officials said more than 2,000 had died across Herat after the earlier quakes.

The ban imposed by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which came without warning, has forced more than 400 businesses in Herat to close, RFE/RL reported.

The epicentre was about 40 km northwest of the city of Herat and was followed by a 5.5-magnitude aftershock.

The rustic and traditional city of Herat could not protest this Taliban crime.

The strong earthquakes and several aftershocks were reported on Saturday from Herat province in western Afghanistan, disaster authority spokesman Mohammad Abdullah Jan said.