Perched in a wind-carved valley in Nepal ’s Upper Mustang, more than 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) above sea level, the Buddhist ...

At least 25 people have died after a landslide caused by heavy snow swept through a village in Afghanistan. So far, eight people are known to have been injured in the incident, and there are fears ...

For a long time, Afghanistan was the country with the highest rate of maternal mortality. That’s no longer the case: That awful distinction is now held by South Sudan. But Afghanistan’s rate ...

Heavy snowfall and rain have killed 36 people and injured 40 in different parts of Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Wednesday. Days of extreme weather in most of the country’s ...

QADIS, Afghanistan — When the temperatures plunged far below freezing in Niaz Mohammad’s village last month, the father of three struggled to keep his family warm.

In a small village located at the western end of the snow-covered Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan's Bamiyan Province, Aziza Rahimi, 35, mourns the baby she lost four months ago after a ...

There was agricultural production in this village, and there was work for daily labours,” Razia, a 38-year-old mother of four, said. But now she says her husband doesn’t get frequent work.

In a small village circled by velvety white snow-topped mountains in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province, Aziza Rahimi mourns the baby son she lost last year after a harrowing birth with no medical care.

Sitting with three of his eight grandchildren, Hahad described how his income has shrunk, forcing his family, like many in the village, to cut back on food beyond essentials like bread and fruit.

At least 25 people have died after a landslide caused by heavy snow swept through a village in Afghanistan. So far, eight people are known to have been injured in the incident, and there are fears ...