KABUL -- The deadly earthquakes that struck Afghanistan's western Herat province earlier this month have plunged survivors into a daily struggle -- one that is most acute for women, due to a combination of social customs and Taliban restrictions that limit their access to aid.
Mursal, 36, was about six months pregnant when the first major quake struck on Oct. 7, leaving communities in rubble. She was unhurt but days later felt something was wrong. "I was bleeding for almost 30 hours and, later, we know that I had lost our baby girl," she told Nikkei Asia.
