The objective of this note is to foster the understanding of the World Bank, other development partners and non-governmental organizations in an evolving urban context. Given the political transition...
Urbanization in Afghanistan has been rapid over the last two decades and presents several challenges. Afghan cities underwent a severe shock in the wake of the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan...
Following the Herat province (Western Afghanistan) earthquake sequence of October 7 to 15, 2023, the World Bank carried out a remote desk-based assessment of the physical damages using the Global RApid...