The area of the crash is eight hours by road from the provincial ... The mighty Hindu Kush mountain range cuts through the province, which is home to Afghanistan’s highest peak, Mount Noshaq ...

Most of the roads which pass through the mountains have been closed due to ... Winters are always harsh here in Afghanistan but this is the worst weather in a decade. And this year's relief ...

One of its least visited corners, the rugged Wakhan corridor, is an Afghanistan as few outsiders imagine it: shielded from violence by the Hindu Kush mountain range, locked in a more idyllic time ...

A lot of damage from earthquakes in Afghanistan's mountains also comes from the landslides ... Landslides can close roads, making it difficult to get rescue workers and equipment to remote ...