Afghanistan Earthquakes: A Tragic Timeline of Loss and Resilience

Afghanistan has faced repeated earthquakes from 1991 to 2025, with magnitudes ranging from 5.9 to 7.5 and death tolls in the thousands. Major disasters include the 1998 Takhar quake (~4,700 deaths), the 2002 Baghlan quake (~2,000 deaths), the 2022 Paktika quake (~1,100 deaths), a…