Bactria, a huge area in todays' Afghanistan, was the eastern edge of the ancient Greek empire, established by Alexander the ...

Afghanistan is often in the global spotlight, and typically for less than desirable reasons. As someone who has traveled ...

KATHMANDU – Raging water disrupted life in Thame village—home to some of Nepal’s famed Sherpas—when a glacial lake in the ...

Glaciers are among the most visible indicators of climate change, and their rapid melting poses a severe threat to ecosystems, infrastructure, and communities worldwide.

In the Hindu Kush Himalayas, glacial retreat threatens unique plant and animal species, disrupts river flows, and puts immense pressure on mountain biodiversity, destabilising ecological balance.

Afghanistan has a history of powerful earthquakes, and the Hindu Kush Mountain range is a geologically active area where quakes occur every year, according to the Red Cross. Afghanistan sits on ...

Afghanistan has a history of powerful earthquakes, and the Hindu Kush Mountain range is a geologically active area where quakes occur every year, according to the Red Cross. Afghanistan sits on ...

The Hindu Kush Himalayas holds the world’s largest ice reserves outside the polar regions and extends 3,500 kilometers over Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the People’s Republic of China, India, ...

“It was a long time coming,” Kush recalls, reflecting on the moment he got the call confirming his reserve driver role. “It was just about being patient. But finally getting it—it’s massive. To be ...

Neera Shrestha Pradhan is Senior Water and Adaptation Specialist, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development ... and the designations used, in maps or articles do not necessarily ...

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has responded to a series of alarming reports from United Nations agencies, confirming that many glaciers in the Hindu Kush ...