After Afghanistan Earthquake, Women Tell of Being Shunned by Male Rescuers

A prohibition on contact between unrelated women and men meant many women’s wounds went untended and some were left trapped under rubble after a deadly earthquake, witnesses said.

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After Deadly Earthquake in Afghanistan, Emergency Aid Trickles In

Villages remain cut off in the remote, mountainous areas in the east that have been hardest hit by the disaster, which has killed at least 1,400 people.

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Searching the Rubble After Afghanistan’s Deadly Earthquake

Hundreds of people were killed and at least 2,500 others were injured in a difficult to reach mountainous region. Officials warned many more people may still be awaiting rescue.

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