This photograph taken on April 13, 2026 shows an Afghan man scouring for gold using the traditional gold-panning technique, after sorting nuggets from mountainside stones excavated from the Kunar riverbed in the Kharwalu area of Naray district, Kunar province. Hundreds of men dig into the riverbed in the mountainous province of Kunar in eastern Afghanistan, searching for a few grams of gold dust, which is heavier than sand. At the foot of imposing peaks, some of which were still covered in snow in April, the Kunar River flowed through the province bordering Pakistan. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)