Rep. Brian Mast told Fox News that the Taliban's control over Afghanistan's natural resources leaves a "treasure chest" for U.S. adversaries that could put the U.S. in a "very bad place." ...

making it harder to hide corruption and easier to bring the reforms needed to ensure that the blessing of natural resources does not turn into a curse. Afghanistan is at a crossroads. If we want ...

Deep beneath the ground in one of the world’s poorest countries sits at least $1 trillion of untapped mineral resources, according to a report published by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and ...

Tragically, the combined pressures of warfare, civil disorder and drought have taken a major toll on Afghanistan's natural and cultural resources. Exploitation of these resources saw some relief ...

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Returning to power in Afghanistan after a 20-year absence, the Taliban have regained control of natural resources that a former mines minister of the country once said ...

Cash-strapped and cut off from international aid, the Taliban-led government is tapping into Afghanistan's natural resources to boost revenue. Since the Taliban toppled the Western-backed ...

Afghanistan has become the first country to map its natural mineral resources using an advanced remote sensing technique known as hyperspectral imaging. The mapping, a collaborative effort between ...

It is estimated that Afghanistan contains reserves of natural resources, such as oil, gold, iron ore, copper, lithium, etc., which could be worth trillions of dollars, and offers hope for the ...

KALU VALLEY, afghanistan — If there is a road to a happy ending in Afghanistan, much of the path might run underground: in the trillion-dollar reservoir of natural resources — oil, gold, iron ...

America's deep entanglement in the Middle East has left a legacy of war, instability, and broken promises. With Afghanistan ...

The Taliban has been celebrating since the Islamist group that rules Afghanistan signed seven mining contracts promising to attract more than $6.5 billion in investments late last month.