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 ...

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 ...

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

Their commitments are seen on the map below. Afghanistan has ... seems poised to continue leading the effort in Afghanistan due to the amount of resources it has committed, albeit with a strategy ...

An Afghan boy works at a construction site behind a US Army soldier in Logar province, Afghanistan. (Reuters / Danish Siddiqui) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree ...

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 ...

"I've seen these maps that ... are waiting for Afghanistan to become relatively peaceful and politically stable before attempting any large-scale, long-term projects there. In the meantime, they're ...

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.