Shaped by both politics and geography, Greenland and Afghanistan have become two major frontiers in the global scramble for ...

Projects that have benefited from GEMS operate in a variety of different contexts, including in conflict settings such as Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen; countries facing institutional fragility such ...

KABUL, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security forces have prevented the smuggling of 5,525 kg of gemstones abroad in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, the provincial police office said in a ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Miners in Afghanistan use dangerous methods to hunt for jewels many of them couldn't afford to buy. More from Risky Business Miners in Afghanistan use dangerous ...

Heavy snowfall and an avalanche claimed the lives of two emerald miners in eastern Afghanistan’s Panjshir province on Sunday, ...