Topic - Herat

Herāt is the third largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of about 436,300 as of 2012. It serves as the capital of Herat province and is situated in the valley of the Hari River, which flows from the mountains of central Afghanistan to the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. The city is linked with Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif via highway 1 or the ring road that stretches across the country. It is further linked to the city of Mashhad in Iran through the border town of Islam Qala. - Source: Wikipedia

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People look up at a dead body hanged by the Taliban from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan, on Saturday Sept. 29, 2021. A witness told The Associated Press that the bodies of four men were brought to the main square and three of them were moved to other parts of the city for public display. The Taliban announced in the square that the four were caught taking part in a kidnapping and were killed by police. (AP Photo)

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By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows the aftermath of a massive fire at Islam Qala border crossing in Afghanistan's Herat province on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. The satellite photos analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press show the devastation after a series of explosions and fires consumed hundreds of fuel tankers on the Afghan-Iranian border on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)

Satellite images show fire devastation on Afghan-Iran border

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Iranian firefighters work on a burning tanker carrying fuel at the Islam Qala border with Iran, in Herat Province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. A fuel tanker exploded Saturday at the Islam Qala crossing in Afghanistan's western Herat province on the Iranian border, injuring multiple people and causing the massive fire that consumed more than 500 trucks carrying natural gas and fuel, according to Afghan officials and Iranian state media. (AP Photo/Hamed Sarfarazi)

After 3 days, Afghan-Iran border blaze brought under control

By HAMED SARFARAZI and RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

In this Feb. 20, 2019 photo, fuel tankers and trucks are parked on the road at the Islam Qala border with Iran, in Herat Province, western of Kabul, Afghanistan. A fuel tanker exploded Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 at the Islam Qala crossing in Afghanistan's western Herat province on the Iranian border, injuring at least seven people and causing a massive fire that consumed more than 500 trucks carrying natural gas and fuel, according to Afghan officials and Iranian state media. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Fuel tanker blast at Afghan-Iran border causes massive fire

By HAMED SARFARAZ and AMIR VAHDAT - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020 photo, a group of young girls are developing two types of cheap ventilator devices using Toyota car spare parts to help the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan faces the pandemic nearly empty-handed. It has only 400 ventilators for a population of more than 30 million. So far, it has reported just over 700 coronavirus cases, including 23 deaths, but the actual number is suspected to be much higher since test kits are in short supply. (AP Photo/Hamed Safarazi)

Ventilator from old car parts? Afghan girls pursue prototype

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