Afghans call for Taliban government to help repair Blue Mosque after quake

A damaged minaret of the Blue Mosque after the mosque sustained minor damage following a recent earthquake in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, November 5, 2025. The mosque, also known as the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, is one of Afghanistan’s most revered religious sites. - Reuters

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan: Some residents in northern Afghanistan called on Wednesday (Nov 5) for the Taliban government to help rebuild and restore a historic mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif that was damaged in a powerful earthquake.

Monday’s magnitude 6.3 quake struck near the city, killing at least 27 people, injuring almost 1,000 and destroying hundreds of houses, weeks before the onset of Afghanistan's harsh winter.