Afghan resident in Tipperary describes widespread destruction after deadly earthquake
Across continents, an earthquake's echoes: Afghan villages flattened, diaspora left to grieve
One week after a late‑night earthquake tore through the steep valleys of eastern Afghanistan, survivors still sift through mud and stone, looking for the impossible — the bodies of loved ones, the foundations of a life. In Ireland, a man named Raoof Safi repeated the same ritual of pale modern grief: scrolling through videos, answering phone calls, counting names.
The quake, measured at about magnitude 6.0 and striking around…