KABUL, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan's cotton harvest reached 159,000 tons in 2024, indicating a year-on-year growth of 30 percent, an official from the National Statistics and Information Authority ...

A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of ...

Restrictive laws imposed by the Taliban last year mean women cannot train to become doctors or midwives in Afghanistan.

From sanitation to education, UNICEF helps young people adapt to climate change for healthier lives. (Partner Content) ...

In a statement released on its social media plat from X, the organization mentioned that the campaign will continue for three days in the provinces of Kandahar, Helmand, Uruzgan, Zabul, Paktia, ...

In 2023, Afghanistan signed mining contracts with local companies, many of whom have foreign partners including China, Iran, and Turkey. The contracts included the extraction and processing of iron ...

An Afghanistan-based Islamic State affiliate, IS-Khorasan, claimed responsibility for the deadly overnight shooting in Takhar province, which sits on the country’s border with Tajikistan.

"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 ...

Though the agreement with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers was ... who was arrested in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar about two decades ago and who had been serving a life sentence in ...

Sunny with a high of 65 °F (18.3 °C). Winds WNW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from W to WNW at 7 mph (11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 44 °F (6.7 °C). Sunny today with a high of ...

In our news wrap Tuesday, a prisoner swap between the U.S. and the Taliban secured the release of American Ryan Corbett from Afghanistan, two top Israeli generals resigned over the military's ...

Corbett and McKenty were exchanged for Mohammad, who was detained nearly 20 years ago in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, according to the Taliban. A U.S. Justice Department press release states ...