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Alex Masi Clad in a safari suit, sun hat, hiking boots and leather gloves, Zemaryalai Tarzi leads the way from his tent to a rectangular pit in the Bamiyan Valley of northern Afghanistan.

In a recent post on X, Amrullah Saleh, the former vice president of Afghanistan, accused Chinese mining companies, “in collaboration with Taliban commanders,” of “rampant plundering and ...

Zahida’s tragedy is unfortunately just one of many in Afghanistan, which remains among the countries most contaminated by mines, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and abandoned improvised explosive devices.

KABUL, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Police have arrested three individuals in charge of making mines in northern Afghanistan's Balkh province, a news release of the provincial police office said Monday.

after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, and people began returning to previously conflict-affected areas which were still heavily contaminated with improvised mines and remnants of war. That year ...

Tashkent’s transition from a security-oriented approach to a pragmatic, economy-first foreign policy in relation to Kabul is most evident in its engagement in northern Afghanistan. Over the last ...

At least 32 miners are trapped underground after a coal mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan, provincial officials confirmed on Sunday. Rescuers have been working tirelessly since the collapse ...