Afghanistan is one of the most resource-rich countries in the world, with massive reserves of copper, gold, oil, and rare earth minerals. Yet, instead of being an economic powerhouse, it remains one ...

Afghanistan hasn’t been in the headlines much lately. It’s slipped into the background of American consciousness — just another unfinished story in a long list of slow-burning global ...

KABUL, April 23, 2025—Afghanistan’s economy is gradually recovering, but at a slow pace, and the outlook remains uncertain due to fiscal pressures, a widening trade deficit, and persistent poverty and ...

Members of Afghanistan's delegation, led by the Taliban-run government's Acting Labour and Social Affairs Minister Abdul Hanan Omari, attend the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. The quake was at a depth of 75 km (46 miles), NCS said, and the ...

Abdullah Haji Zada, an 18-year-old legal permanent resident living in Oklahoma, pled guilty to conspiring to receive firearms intended for an election-day terrorist attack on behalf of the Islamic ...

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