The stone is also mined in Afghanistan. Being a relatively new ... The most expensive paraiba tourmaline is a pair of earrings. One weighed 7.46 carats, and the other 6.81 carats, and they sold ...

With the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, villagers in the Panjshir Valley ... "Nodules," previously reported only in tourmaline and morganite, have been found in Panjshir emeralds as ...

Adamo I., Pavese A., Prosperi L., Diella V., Merlini M., Gemmi M., Ajo D. (2005) Characterization of the new Malossi hydrothermal synthetic emerald. G&G, Vol. 41, No ...

Giving a detailed account of Pakistan’s generosity towards Afghanistan, he nonetheless asserted that Pakistan would not allow its citizens to be targeted by the TTP, which is alleged to enjoy ...

India's foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, met acting Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai last week, making a strong leap forward in bilateral relations. While India has been ...

KABUL, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A Chinese citizen was "murdered" in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, the Taliban provincial police said on Wednesday, adding that a preliminary investigation had ...

The England and Wales Cricket Board has called for a unified response to action against Afghanistan amid calls for the England men's team to boycott next month's Champions Trophy match between the ...

A retired senior police chief has told an inquiry the Royal Military Police's initial investigation into alleged war crimes by UK Special Forces in Afghanistan was "slow to commence, sluggish in ...

AS much mistrust marks Pakistan’s relations with the Afghan Taliban, Kabul’s rulers are reaching out to regional states in order to break out from their isolation and deepen economic ties.

An Army veteran who served in Afghanistan managed to save his family’s home from the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles by employing tricks he gathered while weathering previous blazes in the ...

The Biden administration reportedly has been negotiating with the Taliban to swap three Americans being held in Afghanistan for a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who is alleged to have been a close ...