The excavation is by far the most ambitious in Afghanistan’s history. But the security wasn’t put in place just to protect ... Among the works of art rescued from destruction are the oldest ...

I don’t know what the Taliban did with them.” Artists in Afghanistan faced difficulties producing art even outside of the previous Taliban control, but the regime’s return made the risks ...

Ben Herskowitz stood on a hill overlooking the ancient archaeological ... trees spread across Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley.