Nangalem, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2004: An Afghan elder walks down an unpaved and rocky mountain road.

Michael Waltz, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for national security adviser, during a deployment as a Green Beret to ...

The Wakhjir Pass connects Wakhan District to China being the only border crossing. This route is one of the centuries-old trade highways, the 'Silk Route' between Central, South and East Asia, and ...

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In September, Owa arrived at the construction site of an irrigation canal in eastern Afghanistan, where a 4.3-kilometer-long water conduit was being set up on a mountain slope. For nearly four ...

Yi-Pin Lin, a tourist from the United States, and his Afghan guide, Hijrat Ullah Sahak, visiting a mountain lake in Band-e-Amir national park in Bamiyan Province in Afghanistan. With the war now ...

Editor's note: If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, women are banned ...

The Harirud River, also known as Hari and Tejen, flows from the mountains of central Afghanistan to Turkmenistan, passing along Iran's borders with both countries. In May 2023, Iran issued a stern ...

More rain fell Monday on parts of Southern California after causing mudflows over the weekend, helping firefighters but ...

One person was taken to a hospital after an explosion in a West Virginia neighborhood and nearby homes were evacuated, ...

The Silk Road crossed Afghanistan, creating a crossroads of cultures rich in history and artefacts. Hiking a trail next to the deep-blue waters of mountain lakes in Band-e-Amir national park in ...

In a remote village in Tajikistan's soaring mountains, Muslikhiddin Makhmudzoda relies on a mobile phone to light his modest ...