Millions of Americans eager to follow developments in Afghanistan will soon have available an up-to-date map of that country, rushed into print by the National Geographic Society.

Afghanistan is crisscrossed by roads and pathways that are largely unmapped. A World Bank geographer marshaled satellite imagery and an eager volunteer force of Afghans and students to help put remote ...

Map courtesy of Asian Development Bank. ... it will be much easier for the Afghani drug lords to transport heroin and opium from Afghanistan to the rest of the region.

“As far as the Taliban are concerned, Panjshir is like a stain on the map of Afghanistan, because it’s the only area that’s not totally under their control, and may not be for some time ...

As part of this effort, Afghanistan must be firmly integrated into the economic life of its region. A secure, stable, and prosperous Afghanistan can exist only in the context of a secure, stable, and ...

The valley has long withstood foreign occupation; the British Empire's army was unable to penetrate the region during its attempt to take Afghanistan in the 19th century.