Deadly clashes between local residents and operators of a gold mining company in northern Afghanistan left four people dead and five others injured, officials said.

Trump officials are eager to “fix” the country’s mining industry, beleaguered by crime; instability; and a dearth of ...

The Taliban inherited a government with no money, no functioning economy, and no international recognition. After the U.S. froze nearly $7 billion in central bank assets, the Afghan economy imploded — ...

Donald Trump’s renewed focus on critical minerals has returned Central Asia to the U.S. strategic agenda, highlighted by a ...

Afghanistan is rich in natural resources, from copper to rare earth minerals. So why does it remain one of the world’s ...

The first week of 2026 began with a lesson on crude power, involving an American military operation in Venezuela and the ...

"I will be in the Land of the Free," Alfredo likes to say. The Land of the Free, meanwhile, continues to conspire against him ...

Blind-sided European leaders have been left floundering by Donald Trump following his capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas ...

The aide said that guys like me were “in what we call the reality-based community,” which he defined as people who “believe ...

From 2020 through 2025, more Muslims than Christians were killed in religiously targeted attacks. Armed groups such as Boko ...

Donald Trump says U.S. bombs fell on Nigeria to protect Christians. That explanation does not survive memory, geography, or ...