45+ min ago  (332+ words) At least one person was killed and three others wounded in a clash over a gold mine in Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, local sources said, in the latest sign of growing tensions surrounding mining activities in the resource-rich region. Sources…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (186+ words) A gold mine collapse in northeastern Afghanistan has killed five people, including two children, and injured eight others, the Taliban's defense ministry said on Saturday. The incident occurred in Shahr-e-Buzurg district of Badakhshan province after a landslide caused the mine…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (208+ words) At least three people were killed after flooding struck a gold mining site in northeastern Afghanistan, Taliban officials said on Friday, raising concerns that the death toll could rise. The incident occurred in the Shahr-e-Bozorg district of Badakhshan, where water…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (308+ words) Residents in Afghanistan's northeastern Takhar province say gold mining in the Chah Ab district has failed to deliver basic services to local communities, leaving villages without proper roads, electricity or healthcare despite ongoing extraction. Local sources in Chah Ab district…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (270+ words) Clashes between local residents and a mining company in Chah Ab district of the northeastern province of Takhar over a gold mining project have subsided for now, but residents say their key demands have yet to be addressed, according to…...