Rashid Mohammadi, a little-known veteran of former Northern Alliance leader Ahmed Shah Massoud's inner circle, has led Afghanistan's emerald trade for a decade and now serves the post-Taliban ...

PARAKH (Pajhwok): The Department of Mines and Petroleum in central Panjsher province has sold 2,807 carats of emeralds for ...

PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan -- It has been dubbed Afghanistan's Green Zone: A pocket of paradise amid the bloody, conflict-ravaged country -- both a hidden gem and full of gems. Specifically, they ...

When you hear 'Afghanistan,' your first mental correlation probably isn't 'luxury gemstones.' What many don't know is that north of Kabul, Afghanistan, lays a region rich in emerald mines. SEE ALSO: ...

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan -- Residents and officials in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan say the Taliban is raking in considerable revenues by taxing illegal gold mining in the remote ...