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 National Museum of Afghanistan / Omara Khan Massoudi ...

MES AYNAK, Afghanistan - It was another day on the rocky hillside, as archaeologists and laborers dug out statues of Buddha and excavated a sprawling 2,600-year-old Buddhist monastery. A Chinese woman in slacks, carrying an umbrella against the Afghan sun ...

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 vast ancient city. For years, villagers have dug the ...

In “The Finest Hotel in Kabul,” the BBC journalist Lyse Doucet tells the story of a country through what was once its most luxurious hotel.

APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – In 2021, American-allied Afghans made new homes in the Fox Valley, and now, their harrowing experiences are featured in a personal new exhibition, Our Afghan Neighbors. World Relief Wisconsin Fox Valley and the History Museum at ...