Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban have signed deals with numerous investors to mine gemstones, gold, copper and ...

Hoping to revive Afghanistan’s struggling economy, the Taliban is mining emeralds, gold and gemstones to get cash flowing. Latest: The California fires have burned more than 10,000 structures.

According to the reports, the Xi Jinping-led Chinese government is providing extensive support to the Taliban in this ...

Emeralds, rubies, marble, gold and lithium: the resources buried across Afghanistan's rocky landscape are estimated to be worth a trillion dollars, according to US and UN assessments from 2010 and ...