The Hindu Kush is one of the legendary mountains of Afghanistan that has always witnessed bloody wars.

There are still no lift facilities in the mountains where the snowboarders practice. They have to hike back up to the top ...

A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of ...

A family flees across the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan on their way to become refugees in Pakistan (1988) Two young Afghan fighters share a joke during a lull in fighting in fierce ...

Snowboarders Musawer Khanzai and Nasima Zirak used to drag themselves up the thick snowy slopes of Afghanistan's Hindu Kush ...

There are no paved roads linking the craggy, mineral-rich mountains of northeast Afghanistan’s Konar and Nurestan provinces to the outside world, while abundant and more accessible reserves are ...

Feb. 03 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1690, Massachusetts Colony issued the first paper money in America. Advertisement In 1783, Spain recognized the independence of the United States from ...

Another earthquake jolted Afghanistan within 24 hours on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology said. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 180km, the statement said. Show Full ...