The Taliban government is counting on Afghanistan’s bountiful gemstone and mineral resources after the loss of billions of ...

High Air Pollution in Kabul Kabul faces extremely high levels of air pollution for a variety of reasons. This pollution ...

With the war now over, the Taliban are welcoming foreign travelers, even as governments advise their citizens to stay away.

Safdar, an 80-year-old breadwinner for his family of 14 members, carries people's luggage in a handcart to earn some money ...

NPR reporters revisit Afghans who fled their home country after Taliban's takeover in the summer of 2021.

Families are seen enjoying the first snow of the season outside Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. "We wanted to enjoy this beauty of nature with my family and come here to celebrate our happiness together ...

Round or curved, plain or sprinkled with sesame seeds or sugar, flatbreads are turned out in their thousands every day at a ...

Her 14-year-old son, Andrew Gandy, was critically injured in a rollover crash late at night on Dec. 12. Recommended Videos ...

On Sunday, the Saudi Embassy in Kabul said on X that it was resuming the mission’s ... the bluish-green peyote plant can be f ...

"We are pleased the government is constructing the road, the country will be built up," said 45-year-old Naeem, perched on a pile of bricks in his gutted house in western Kabul, but he is ...

BRAGA, Portugal — Collected from a family gravesite shortly before she left Kabul, the rocks and dirt in a tiny plastic container are among 15-year-old Farida Ahmadi’s most cherished ...

In one large slum – in Kabul’s District 22 – evicted families alleged that a four-year-old and a 15-year-old died during its demolition.” Those who attempted to record the demolitions are ...