Two large earthquakes hit western Afghanistan four days apart, killing more than 1,300 people. The United Nations called it a “disaster on top of a disaster” in a nation still reeling from decades of war.

Both quakes struck close to the capital of Herat province, a barren landscape dotted with mud brick homes. Photographer Nava Jamshidi found whole villages flattened in some areas – survivors are mourning relatives and friends and many have lost homes and livestock.

All photos copyright Nava Jamshidi