The highest mountain in war-torn Afghanistan was recently reopened to climbers. The event was celebrated in grand fashion — with an expedition to the summit. Mount Noshaq had been closed to the ...

Band-e Amir, situated around 3,000 metres (9,840 ft) above sea level and a couple of hours drive from the renowned Buddhist sites of Bamiyan, usually attracts thousands of visitors a year seeking ...

The winter landscape around the deep, blue mountain lakes of Band-e-Amir in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan presents an arresting spectacle empty of people - but the absence of visitors is ...

ASSADABAD, Afghanistan, May 23, 2013 (ENS) – Illegal and risky it may be, but mining for gemstones is an irresistible way of earning a living for some Afghans. The eastern province of Kunar is just ...

BROUGHIL, Afghanistan -- One of the world’s most isolated communities in northeastern Afghanistan is facing unprecedented hardships because of disease, a harsh winter, grinding poverty, and food ...

FILE - In this 1984 file photo, Afghan guerrilla leader, Ahmad Shah Massoud, center, is surrounded by Mujahideen commanders at a meeting of the rebels in the Panjshir Valley in northeast Afghanistan.

SURMAD, Afghanistan - U.S. bombers pounded al-Qaida and Taliban positions in the eastern mountains of Afghanistan on Sunday after a 1,500-strong coalition ground attack the day before failed to ...

The U.S. retreat from Afghanistan has torn at our heartstrings and caused the not-for-profit Mountain Bike Afghanistan to redouble our efforts. As we like to say it is a long race, and one pedal at a ...

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan, Jan 4(Reuters) - The winter landscape around the deep, blue mountain lakes of Band-e-Amir in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan presents an arresting spectacle empty of ...