KABUL (Pajhwok): Deputy prime minister for economic affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has assured the survivors of recent devastating earthquakes in western Herat province that their destroyed houses would be basically rebuilt.
Several earthquakes jolted Herat and surrounding provinces Saturday afternoon, wreaking havoc in Zindajan and Ghorian districts.
The State Ministry of Disaster Management said more than 4,000 people suffered casualties in the earthquake in Zindajan and Ghorian districts. At least 1980 houses were completely destroyed in 20 villages.
Baradar’s office in a statement said the deputy prime minister visited Herat province and addressed a gathering at the . . .
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Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat
