The Pentagon dubbed Afghanistan ‘the Saudi Arabia of lithium.’ Now, it is American rivals that are angling to exploit those coveted reserves. Miners work to extract gemstones including kunzite ...

Hoping to revive Afghanistan’s struggling economy, the Taliban is mining emeralds, gold and gemstones to get cash flowing.

Afghanistan is rich in minerals and precious stones, much of it under-exploited as a result of the years of conflict. The mining industry in Afghanistan is worth an estimated $1bn annually ...

In 1978, a year before the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Russian archaeologist ... many of these were crafted from precious stones such as turquoise, carnelian, and lapis lazuli.

The army on Friday traced terrorist attacks in Pakistan to Afghan soil, saying that militant groups were being given ...