Afghanistan is rich in natural resources, from copper to rare earth minerals. So why does it remain one of the world’s poorest nations? This video uncovers the complex factors behind Afghanistan's ...

Traveling to Logar Province reveals unmanageable violence and co-optation by foreign companies. An Afghan boy works at a construction site behind a US Army soldier in Logar province, Afghanistan.

Afghanistan is replete with untapped natural resources, with over 1,400 identified deposits. As per official figures, the country is rich in gold, copper, iron, coal, oil, and gas. It has abundant ...

Over two years after the Biden administration abruptly pulled out of Afghanistan, China is sliding in with its eyes on the war-torn country’s natural resources. China is being welcomed with open arms ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. The pushback is a welcome corrective to some of the language in the Times story, like the claim in its lede, attributed to ...

KABUL/MAZAR DARA, Afghanistan (Reuters) -Afghanistan airdropped commandos on Wednesday to pull survivors from the rubble of homes in mountainous eastern areas ravaged by earthquakes this week that ...

The Pentagon often cites Afghanistan’s vast untapped mineral wealth when asked how, exactly, the country’s government will fund its security forces when the coalition leaves. The reality, of course, ...