The Taliban are trying to do what the United States could not during its 20-year occupation. The U.S. government spent nearly a billion dollars to develop mining projects in Afghanistan ...

The United States has apparently not used antipersonnel mines since the Gulf War in 1991 ... nor in the fighting in Afghanistan since October 2001, nor in the fighting in Iraq since March 2003.

And with the United States absent from Afghanistan ... attracting hundreds of Chinese mining entrepreneurs to Afghanistan. In interviews, Taliban officials, Chinese entrepreneurs and their ...

The flags of China and Afghanistan's Taliban are displayed during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 5, 2023. A ...

After fifteen years of involvement in Afghanistan, the United States has a strong interest ... won the tender for the Hajigak iron ore mine in Bamiyan province. India was the first country to ...

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) stated on Sunday that Afghanistan has become one of the most heavily mine-affected countries globally, posing a significant threat to the ...

A coal mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan trapping 32 miners, a provincial official told AFP on Sunday, adding rescuers had been working for hours to reach the men. The mine in Dara-i Sof ...

Taliban security forces have arrived at the scene and have begun searching for the attacker. The reason behind the attack is not known.

Humayun Bayat was looking forward to moving to the United States in early February to begin a new chapter in his life. The young Afghan man, who worked for the U.S. military in Afghanistan ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Millions of unexploded land mines are scattered across Afghanistan, and for many locals, collecting them is their only shot at feeding their families. More from ...

(MENAFN) On Sunday, rescuers successfully freed 22 miners who had been trapped for hours in a collapsed coal mine in northern Afghanistan, with no serious injuries reported. The incident occurred ...