Deep beneath the ground in one of the world’s poorest countries sits at least $1 trillion of untapped mineral resources, according to a report published by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and ...

Afghanistan is rich in resources such as copper ... An Afghan mining sector road map published by the ministry in the same year said there were another 28.5 million metric tons of copper in ...

Afghanistan is building a 285-kilometre waterway at an accelerated pace to irrigate its drought-ridden northern regions.

The task force valued Afghanistan's mineral resources at $908 billion ... work has helped develop what are essentially treasure maps that let mining companies know what minerals are there ...

In principle, these deposits mean resources for Afghanistan to build its economy as the “Saudi Arabia of lithium.” But expanding Afghanistan’s economy from the current $12 billion to ...

Many companies, armed with geologic surveys completed during the Soviet occupation three decades ago, have long contemplated how to successfully operate in Afghanistan. "I've seen these maps that ...

After 30 years of conflicts, Afghanistan’s cultural heritage is in dire straits, but one group of archaeologists is trying to put the country’s historical sites back on the map - literally.

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Returning to power in Afghanistan after a 20-year absence, the Taliban have regained control of natural resources that a former mines minister of the country once said ...