Just when you thought all the news from Afghanistan was bleak — the Pentagon has released a new study on Afghanistan’s untapped mineral wealth: “The Pentagon back-study found huge deposits of iron, ...

FILE PHOTO: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Kuala Lumpur KABUL (Reuters) -China told Afghanistan on Wednesday that Beijing was keen on exploring and mining minerals in Afghanistan and wanted Kabul ...

China’s aggressive pursuit of Afghanistan’s mineral wealth represents a calculated geopolitical strategy that could reshape Central Asian economies and challenge Western influence in the region.

In the sienna-colored curves of Pakistan’s Hindu Kush mountains, one of the most rugged and lawless regions in the world, a cavernous, grooved crater gouged out from a hillside shines in the winter ...

All together now: NO BLOOD FOR NIOBIUM! When The New York Times reported in Monday’s lead story that Afghanistan was sitting on vast riches in completely untapped minerals just lying around waiting to ...

Pentagon officials and American geologist have located an estimated $1 trillion of untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, a finding that they belive could transform the country's flailing economy.

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KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. geologists have discovered vast mineral wealth in Afghanistan, possibly amounting to $1 trillion, President Hamid Karzai's spokesman said Monday.

KABUL (Reuters) -China told Afghanistan on Wednesday that Beijing was keen on exploring and mining minerals in Afghanistan and wanted Kabul to formally join its Belt and Road Initiative, the Afghan ...