google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/asia/live-news/afghanistan-earthquake/index.html
Just terrible.
5.9 magnitude earthquake in the Eastern region..
damn that's crazy, r.i.p. to people
Looks almost completely totaled
This before or after the earthquake?
Looks almost completely totaled
Infrastructure is completely f***ed by decades of bombing by the US
Infrastructure is completely f***ed by decades of bombing by the US
What the US did to the middle east is criminal. Lotta people SHOULD be in prison for it if the world was fair
Jesus how that many people die from it
Like the user above said, decades of conflicts have left their infrastructure f***ed. Not just by the US tho, but actually starting with the Soviet-Afghan War.
There's not a whole lot of information about it, but from what I could gather they had fallen really behind on regular maintenance.
They had a bill passed in 2012 to update their building codes and everything, but 10 years really isn't that long when you're talking about a full restructuring and regulating.
Its tragic. Those in power make actions based off ego and insatiable greed, while the common man pays the price.