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Multi‐Stage Shallow Rupture and Pre‐Event Shallow Deformation During the 2025 Mw 5.9 Asadabad Earthquake (Afghanistan)

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 9, 16 May 2026.
Abstract The 31 August 2025 Mw 5.9 Asadabad earthquake in eastern Afghanistan caused severe damage despite its moderate magnitude, raising questions about rupture processes and seismic hazard in the southern Hindu Kush. Using Sentinel‐1 InSAR and teleseismic waveform modeling, we reveal a complex, multi‐stage shallow (4–5 km) rupture involving the ...
Ping He, Timothy J. Craig, Yangmao Wen, Huihui Weng, Kefeng He, Caijun Xu   +5 more
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Income, Subjective Well‐Being, and Violence in Afghanistan: Evidence From a Nationwide Survey

Review of Development Economics, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 894-928, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between household income and subjective well‐being (SWB) in Afghanistan, emphasizing how fear of insecurity and experiences of violence moderate this association. Drawing on a comprehensive nationwide survey conducted by the Asia Foundation from 2016 to 2021 across 34 provinces, we analyze repeated cross ...
Mohammad Haroon Asadi, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A three‐stage model of engagement with dementia social care services among minority ethnic communities in the United Kingdom: implications for policy and practice

Alzheimer's &Dementia: Behavior &Socioeconomics of Aging, Volume 2, Issue 1, March 2026.
Abstract INTRODUCTION By 2050, 27% of UK's older population will be from minority ethnic (ME) groups, yet engagement with dementia‐related social care remains low. This meta‐synthesis aims to develop a conceptual understanding of ME families’ attitudes toward social care services.
Jennifer NW Lim, Mahnaz Khalafehnilsaz, Rabiya Abdulghaffar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal Parasite Infections in Sheep from Torghondi, Islam Qala, and the Herat Slaughterhouse

Jurnal Medik Veteriner
Gastrointestinal parasites (GIPs) pose significant health and productivity challenges to livestock, especially in regions with limited veterinary care and extensive farming practices.
Nazir Ahmad Tookhy, Dung Thi Bui, Esmatullah Haidari, Shoaib Ahmad Shakhes, Zabihullah Nasiry, Noor Ali Mohmand, Abdul Qader Pooyan, Mohammad Aman Haqmal   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Paleo‐Tethys Suture Zone in the Afghan Hindu Kush‒Pamir: Geo‐Thermochronology, Geochemistry, Tectonics

Tectonics, Volume 45, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract In the Afghan Hindu Kush, the 223–209 Ma (≤800°C) Salang batholith is part of the Silk‐Road magmatic arc that was built on ∼40‐km‐thick Turan‐Karakum block continental crust. The batholith constitutes the hanging wall of the Herat‐Panjshir‐Badakhshan—the Paleo‐Tethys—suture zone, vestige of the subducted Paleozoic‐early Mesozoic Paleo‐Tethys ...
Lothar Ratschbacher, Said Amin Hashimy, Hasan Malistani, Yasuhito Osanai, Jianhua Li, Zhao Yang, Bradley R. Hacker, Leander Franz, Hadi Karimi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic Review on the Association Between Sleep and the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease: An Evolutionary Perspective

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an important, non‐curable disease today. Several possible risk factors have been discussed, among others sleep. Evolutionary hypotheses were proposed to explain sleep variation and AD risk, such as a potential advantage of short or interrupted sleep in ancient insecure environments, the evolution of increased ...
S. E. Spirig, S. Frei, A. V. Jaeggi, N. Bender   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corresponding the Visual Structure of the Artwork of Herat School Painters (Mir Khalil Mosavar and Molana Ali) [PDF]

هنر اسلامی, 2019
Herat has documented one of the most thriving Iranian art courses during the Shahrokh period. Understanding the motives for the flourishing of paintings of this period necessitates this research.
Javad Nobahar
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of gastroesophageal reflux disease signs, symptoms, and food behaviors concerning mental health in Herat, Afghanistan: A descriptive study

Health Science Reports
Background and Aims Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a highly prevalent gastrointestinal disorder with modifiable risk factors that are associated with considerable health and economic burdens. The current study was conducted to assess the signs
Said A. G. Saeedy, Ahmad F. Faiz, Ali Rahimi, Nasar A. Shayan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An investigation of the reasons for Mohammad Shah Qajar`s defeat in returning the sovereignty of Iran to Herat (1835 – 1839) [PDF]

پژوهش های تاریخی, 2013
The ruler of Herat`s refusal to do fulfill his obligations such as paying the annual tribute, attacking Khorasan trying to occupy Sistan were among the factors that  made Mohammad Shah campaign in Herat to not only punish Kamran Mirza but also conquer ...
mh Raznahan, a Ahangaran
doaj  

DECEPTIVE SANCTITY: The Geopolitics of Shrines and Concealed Antiquities in Afghanistan

Cultural Anthropology, Volume 41, Issue 1, Page 82-106, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This article explores a widely circulated legend in Afghanistan in which foreigners are believed to create shrines to conceal buried antiquities. It represents one of several narratives in which locals express mistrust of foreign motivations and geopolitical deception.
SHAMIM HOMAYUN
wiley   +1 more source