TALUQAN, Afghanistan, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Two gold miners lost their lives after a tunnel of the mine caved in northern Afghanistan's Takhar province on Sunday, the director of the public relations ...

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed as a landmine left over from past wars went off in south Afghanistan's Helmand province on Saturday, a local official said.

"We want Afghanistan to be self-sufficient but there are obstacles," Humayoun Afghan, the spokesman for the Ministry of Mines, told AFP. "We have no experts, no infrastructure, no knowledge." ...

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Three children sustained injuries as a landmine left over from past wars went off in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Thursday, provincial ...

BEN Wallace has urged Britain to withdraw from a global landmines ban championed by Princess Diana. The former Tory defence ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Mullah Hidayatullah Badri and Uzbek delegates have discussed ...

TIRIN KOT, Afghanistan, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Police have discovered arms and ammunition in southern Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, provincial police spokesman Bilal Uruzgani said on Friday.

However, as newly discovered deposits require an average of 16 years to develop into operational mines, harnessing Afghanistan’s mineral potential will take a great deal of investment and time ...