Khas Kunar, Afghanistan – When the ground shook beneath Andarlachak village in the Diwa Gul Valley on August 31, the already precarious lives of its residents collapsed along with the walls of their homes.

“Our houses now have huge cracks or collapsed walls. We can’t stay in our homes. The beams have cracked,” said Abdul Wahid, a 33-year-old English teacher. “All our homes are uninhabitable. We all moved to different camps around the valley.”

Thousands of others across eastern Afghanistan now face an uncertain future as they live in makeshift tents pitched in the valley.

The magnitude 6 quake destroyed more than 5,000 homes and killed at least 2,200 people, according to officials. The United Nations estimated that half a million people have been affected.

For some, the earthquake tu

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