(Refiles story that moved at 0000GMT) By Jonathon Burch KABUL, June 27 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's snow leopards have barely survived three decades of war. But now the few remaining mountain leopards ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Snow leopards are known as the “ghosts of the mountains” for a reason. Imagine waiting for months in the harsh, rugged mountains of Asia, hoping to catch even a glimpse of one.

WAKHAN, Afghanistan (AP) — In a picturesque corner of Afghanistan, a unique conservation effort has helped bring the elusive snow leopard back from the brink and given hope to one of the poorest and ...

BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- By Afghan standards, Abdul Matin is a very rich man. His shop -- the Snow Leopard -- is doing a booming trade at Bagram air base selling burqas, fur coats, jewelry and trinkets ...

On the sandy and rocky ground of central Asia, large footprints indicate the presence of a prowling predator. The paw-shaped imprints belong to Persian leopards, a rare species facing extinction ...

You’re a U.S. soldier, abroad on your first deployment in Afghanistan. Like any world traveler, you want to bring a souvenir back home to the family, something they could never get at home. So you ...