With little aid, Afghanistan’s quakes spell ‘inter-generational’ crisis

By Ariba Shahid, Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Sayed Hassib

KARACHI/BAMBA KOT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Earthquakes that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan this month destroyed homes and livestock, the only assets owned by most families, leaving survivors with almost nothing to rebuild as aid runs thin.

At least 2,200 people were killed and more than half a million affected when a powerful earthquake struck the region on the night of August 31 followed by a series of strong aftershocks….