The Hindu Kush is one of the legendary mountains of Afghanistan that has always witnessed bloody wars.

Afghan exiles find snowboarding freedom in France Snowboarders Musawer Khanzai and Nasima Zirak used to drag themselves up the thick snowy slopes of Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountains on foot before ...

Peter Bon had charm, a doctorate on his CV and experience of disasters, yet one slip began to unravel an extraordinary ...

The Taliban authorities that rule Afghanistan have imposed a severe interpretation of Islamic law on the population, heavily restricting all aspects of women's lives. This week, the ...

“It is a continental-size lake stored in the rocks at the top of the mountains, like a big water tower,” Leif Karlstrom, University of Oregon lead author of the study, said. The team thinks ...

Elephants may have exceptional memories, but they can forget about being endowed with human rights ... filed the suit against the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in May 2024 alleging the park in Colorado ...

mainly over their sweeping curbs on Afghan women’s rights and freedoms and other human rights concerns. China was the first country to appoint an ambassador to Afghanistan and recognized a ...

"The federal government sent them overseas to Afghanistan," Hynes told CBC News. "[They] put them in harm's way, and they are responsible for ensuring that they have access to the benefits and ...

The U.S. secured the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in former President Joe Biden’s final hours in office in exchange for the release of an Afghan Taliban member in U.S. custody ...

Don't ban the Afghanistan men's side from playing international cricket but do expect them to do more for the women and girls who don't have the same rights they do. That's the opinion of two ...

Police said on Wednesday a Chinese mine worker was killed in an attack in Afghanistan which the banned militant Islamic State (ISIS) group later claimed responsibility for, as the Taliban ...

The Palisades fire has burned almost 24,000 acres through the Pacific Palisades and into the Santa Monica Mountains. The burn area covers several popular hiking spots, including Temescal Canyon ...