The highest mountain in war-torn Afghanistan was recently reopened to climbers. The event was celebrated in grand fashion — with an expedition to the summit. Mount Noshaq had been closed to the ...

Band-e Amir, situated around 3,000 metres (9,840 ft) above sea level and a couple of hours drive from the renowned Buddhist sites of Bamiyan, usually attracts thousands of visitors a year seeking ...

The winter landscape around the deep, blue mountain lakes of Band-e-Amir in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan presents an arresting spectacle empty of people - but the absence of visitors is ...

KABUL – Eighteen-year old Fatima Sultani gazes at the peak of a mountain near Afghanistan’s capital Kabul after completing a morning climbing session, considering her next challenge. She and her team ...

FILE - In this 1984 file photo, Afghan guerrilla leader, Ahmad Shah Massoud, center, is surrounded by Mujahideen commanders at a meeting of the rebels in the Panjshir Valley in northeast Afghanistan.

The 10th Mountain Division Headquarters will replace 1st Armored Division Headquarters in Afghanistan this spring, the Army announced Friday. The deployment is part of a regular rotation to ...

ASSADABAD, Afghanistan, May 23, 2013 (ENS) – Illegal and risky it may be, but mining for gemstones is an irresistible way of earning a living for some Afghans. The eastern province of Kunar is just ...

BROUGHIL, Afghanistan -- One of the world’s most isolated communities in northeastern Afghanistan is facing unprecedented hardships because of disease, a harsh winter, grinding poverty, and food ...

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:02:08 GMT — The Fort Drum community is mourning the loss of two 10th Mountain Division soldiers stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana. They were killed Friday September 23, in Wardak ...

The U.S. retreat from Afghanistan has torn at our heartstrings and caused the not-for-profit Mountain Bike Afghanistan to redouble our efforts. As we like to say it is a long race, and one pedal at a ...