Afghanistan: Fire estimated to cause $50m in losses A firefighter walks amidst wreckage of gas tankers after a fire accident at Islam Qala on the outskirts of Herat, in the border between Afghanistan and Iran on February 14, 2021. [HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP via Getty Images] February 14, 2021 at 1:42 pm A massive fire engulfing most of Afghanistan's Islam Qala dry port with Iran is estimated to inflict financial losses worth at least $50 million, officials confirmed on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported. Jailani Farhad, a spokesman for the provincial governor, told Anadolu Agency that the fire at the Islam Qala Port was finally contained by the Herat fire brigade in cooperation with the Iranian fire brigade.