KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan officials have signed contracts for two major mining projects in northern Afghanistan, pushing ahead with plans to develop the country's mineral reserves but drawing criticism ...

GOSHTA: A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of the Taliban authorities' push to capitalise on the country's rich ...

KABUL, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Ministry of Mines issued a tender on Tuesday to explore and develop four mineral deposits potentially containing gold and copper, as it tries to attract ...

The Islamic State group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the killing of a Chinese mine worker in northern Afghanistan, jihadist monitor SITE said.

Afghanistan's rocky landscape contains underground minerals estimated to be worth a trillion dollars - Copyright AFP Ahmad SAHEL ARMAN Afghanistan's rocky landscape ...

"In a place like Afghanistan, where there's very little experience with mining and very few, if any, regulations for mining, that's an advantage to companies coming in," said geophysicist David ...