"We want Afghanistan to be self-sufficient but there are obstacles," Humayoun Afghan, the spokesman for the Ministry of Mines, told AFP. "We have no experts, no infrastructure, no knowledge." ...

The Taliban are gradually increasing revenue streams from resource extraction operations in an effort to minimize the impact of Western pressure. Construction work on the Sheberghan to Mazar-i ...

KABUL: A Chinese mine worker was killed ... owner with a contract to mine in Afghanistan. The Taliban government are touting Afghanistan’s vast natural resources, untapped during two decades ...

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 ...

Police said on Wednesday a Chinese mine worker was killed in an attack ... The Taliban government are touting Afghanistan’s vast natural resources, largely untapped during two decades of war ...