The Soviet-Afghan War raged for nine years and is considered a major part of the overarching Cold War between the US and its ...

Here is a look at why the war-shattered South Asian country experiences frequent tremors, and how their impact can be reduced ...

Justin Hillary has traveled from the mountains of Afghanistan to the Himalayas, from the heat of Alabama to the frozen ...

Its rivers descend toward Pakistan in the east and Iran in the west, feeding the Kunar-Kabul-Indus and Helmand-Hamun basins.

Afghan officials say a powerful, 6.3 magnitude earthquake that shook northern Afghanistan overnight killed at least 20 people ...

In the mountains of central Afghanistan, Band-e Amir’s deep blue lakes shine like gems — calm waters surrounded by rugged ...

This Stars and Stripes image from 2007 shows service members in the eastern Afghan village of Abchakan in Logar province.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake on Aug. 31, 2025, in eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan killed more than 2,200 ...

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan on Aug. 31 near the border with Pakistan, killing more than 2,200 people.

The US Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was located 14 miles west-southwest of the town of Khulm, and that it ...

A strong earthquake struck northern Afghanistan late Sunday at a magnitude of 6.3, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) ...