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“Five, six of us were jobless, we came here to see if we can find anything,” one miner said.

YAFTAL SUFLA: Tearing off a piece of mouldy flatbread, Homayon gulped tea in a brief reprieve from the din of the...

Tearing off a piece of mouldy flatbread, Homayon gulped tea in a brief reprieve from the din of the machines he and a dozen other men were using to dig for gold on a mountainside in northeastern Afghanistan.

In hunt for gold, unemployed Afghans risk death and debt - Business - YAFTAL SUFLA, Afghanistan: Tearing off a piece of moldy flatbread, Homayon gulped tea in a brief reprieve from the din of the machines he and a dozen other men...

YAFTAL SUFLA (AFP) – Tearing off a piece of mouldy flatbread, Homayon gulped tea in a brief reprieve from the din of the machines he and a dozen other men were using to dig for gold on a mountainside in northeastern Afghanistan. The 30-year-old found little work as a mechanic in nearby Faizabad city, so […]

FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): A security official was killed after the car he was traveling in plunged into Kokcha River in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Residents and farmers of northern Takhar and Kunduz provinces are concerned about the halt in construction of a canal and urge the government

For almost 10,000 years, a mine in Afghanistan has produced lapis lazuli, a stone prized for its use as an ornament, sculpting material, and pigment.

Last week, a group of Indian diplomats arrived in Kabul, China and India stressed peace and stability in Afghanistan, tens of global economic experts demanded unfreezing of Afghanistan’s reserves while Ashraf Ghani claimed he was still president.

Three people, including a woman and a child, were killed when their vehicle plunged into Kokcha River in northeastern Badakhshan province, according to a statement on Monday.