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After Fleeing Floods, Afghans See Tents 'Torn To Pieces' By Windstorms


After Fleeing Floods, Afghans See Tents 'Torn To Pieces' By Windstorms
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Severe winds in Afghanistan's central Ghor Province have destroyed a tent settlement where hundreds of flood victims were temporarily sheltered. Their original homes were swept away in the summer by torrential rains. The Taliban government promised to build new housing, but no construction -- or even basic aid -- has materialized as winter weather looms.

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