In this March 28, 2016 photo, lapis lazuli is seen for sale inside a shop in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. An international anti-corruption watchdog says Afghanistan's war is being fueled by the ...

Each of Ishkar’s rugs is hand-knotted in the home of one of their network of more than 300 Afghan women weavers, who have ...

Somewhere in a box in her office Julie Abouzelof has a pile of pure blue lapis lazuli. The Hawaii-based ethical sourcing advocate, who owns an online healing crystal shop, is struggling to do the ...

The world's most expensive color is ultramarine blue. Here's how it's made using traditional methods.

The Lapis Lazuli Corridor, which began development in 2018, aims to revolutionize regional transportation and bolster exports, expanding economic opportunities for countries like Afghanistan, ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's mineral wealth is helping fuel the war that has long ravaged the country, with armed anti-government groups – including the Taliban – earning up to $20 million ...