Afghanistan has a glorious history and a rich culture whose origin goes beyond the recorded history. The epic Mahabharata mentioned that Afghanistan was part of Gandhara which was ruled by a Hindu ...

Afghanistan, once known for its rich cultural diversity and resilient traditions, now finds itself in the grip of the Taliban’s self-serving, ideologically rigid rule. The Taliban’s leadership, ...

The Taliban’s morality police recently summoned four young men in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan for a “rehabilitation programme”. Their offence: “imitating actors” and “promoting foreign ...

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, Chief Executive of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, and the Director of the Afghanistan Center at Kabul University, Nancy Dupree. “Keeping History Alive” a ...

Restoration work under way on Afghanistan's most famous minaret is the latest indication that the country's Taliban rulers are taking a calculated approach to cultural heritage, in contrast to their ...

pt. 1. Introduction. -- The land -- The people -- pt. 2. The historical background. -- Prehistory and Bronze Age civilisations -- Iron Age and the Iranians -- Alexander and the establishment of Greek ...