The Taliban government is counting on Afghanistan’s bountiful gemstone and mineral resources after the loss of billions of ...

Hoping to revive Afghanistan’s struggling economy, the Taliban is mining emeralds, gold and gemstones to get cash flowing.

Taliban leaders have paused lithium mining ... “It felt like every Chinese wanted to come,” said Wang Quan, who has been mining gold in Afghanistan since 2017. “There were articles on ...

While the end of America’s involvement in the south Asian country known as the ‘graveyard of empires’ has been celebrated, ...

The type of mine involved was not immediately clear, although marble, copper, zinc, lead, gold, gemstones and coal are commonly mined in Afghanistan, which has been governed by the Taliban since ...

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum in Afghanistan estimates ... and lodes of aluminum, gold, silver, zinc, mercury, and lithium.

The Supreme Leader of the Taliban has issued a new decree to 'ensure women's privacy' in Afghanistan, which states they must not be visible from neighbouring homes while cooking, sitting, or standing.

Under Twitter's new policies, gold checkmarks indicate businesses, while grey ones are for other users, such as governing authorities. Taliban officials and supporters are prolific users of ...

Rescuers with excavators had been working to open an entrance to the mine since early morning, succeeding after nightfall on Sunday. Rescuers on Sunday freed 22 miners who had been trapped for ...