Today I explore Bamyan — one of Afghanistan’s most historic and breathtaking regions — from the ruins of the giant Buddhas and the cliffside caves to the ancient citadel of “the City of Screams.” I ...

Erroneously known as the graveyard of empires, Afghanistan in fact served as the battlefield of the world.Long before the name Afghanistan appeared in written record, the region formed one of the ...

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Information and Culture has announced the discovery of 27 new archaeological and historical sites in Logar province, according to an official statement released on Saturday.

From its ancient glories to its modern misery, Afghanistan is a timeless land, home to people who look as though they have walked straight off the pages of the Quran. The men with long beards and ...

CHESHM-E-SHAFA, Afghani-stan — Centuries-old shards of pottery mingle with spent ammunition on a wind-swept mountainside in northern Afghanistan, where French archaeologists believe they have found a ...

Accompanies exhibition at the British Museum, Mar. 3-July 3, 2011; text previously issued as: Afghanistan: hidden treasures from the National Museum, Kabul. National Geographic Society, c2008. The ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Safeguarding ancient Buddhist relics at a huge Chinese-run copper mine in Afghanistan could take three years and delay the country's biggest foreign investment project, the Afghan ...