Afghanistan: Men Dig Gold at Kunar Riverbeds

In Afghanistan’s rugged Hindu Kush mountains, a quiet gold rush is underway. But this isn’t driven by big companies or heavy machinery, just ordinary men digging riverbeds for survival. Along the ...
Al-Monitor

Rescuers in Afghanistan race to reach remote quake-hit mountain villages

KABUL/MAZAR DARA, Afghanistan (Reuters) -Rescuers in Afghanistan will try to reach isolated villages in the eastern region of Kunar, the epicentre of an earthquake that killed over 800 people and ...
WAMC

For Afghan Women Mountaineers, Uphill Battles Begin Before The Climb

A team of 13 Afghan women is training to climb the country's highest mountain. Only two Afghans — both men — have ever made it to the 24,580-foot-high summit. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson has been ...