The axiom that the world's destiny is in the hands of bankers and industrialists is never more aptly demonstrated than in wartime. The lords of capital and the cannon merchants thrive on the menace of ...

From its ancient glories to its modern misery, Afghanistan is a timeless land, home to people who look as though they have walked straight off the pages of the Quran. The men with long beards and ...

Erroneously known as the graveyard of empires, Afghanistan in fact served as the battlefield of the world.Long before the name Afghanistan appeared in written record, the region formed one of the ...

CHESHM-E-SHAFA, Afghani-stan — Centuries-old shards of pottery mingle with spent ammunition on a wind-swept mountainside in northern Afghanistan, where French archaeologists believe they have found a ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Safeguarding ancient Buddhist relics at a huge Chinese-run copper mine in Afghanistan could take three years and delay the country's biggest foreign investment project, the Afghan ...