KABUL, June 6 (UNHCR) - Gul Salam wants to return to Afghanistan, and he won't let mountains stand in his way. "I have been waiting for this moment for 23 years," said the 60-year-old Afghan refugee ...

The Afghan mountaineer continues his global climbing mission to inspire Afghan youth and support the development of skiing, mountaineering, and mountain safety initiatives in Afghanistan. Sam ...

In spring 2025, Freshta Ibrahimi aims to make history—by becoming the first Afghan woman to summit the highest peak in the world. Yet while climbing Mount Everest is a bucket list achievement for any ...

GULRUDDIN OUTPOST, Afghanistan -- U.S. forces scored a strategic victory against the Taliban four months ago when they seized a mountain pass that had enabled suicide bombers to make their way from ...

Afghan troops warned the operation to dislodge the regrouping Taliban and al-Qaida forces from their hide-outs in the mountain caves here in Paktia province was far from over. "You can't do everything ...