Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in Qatar has inaugurated an exhibition titled “Empire of Light: Visions and ...

The seal of Afghanistan's Bank depicts an image from an ancient Greek coin and is overlaid on every banknote of the Central ...

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The axiom that the world's destiny is in the hands of bankers and industrialists is never more aptly demonstrated than in wartime. The lords of capital and the cannon merchants thrive on the menace of ...

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 ...

Nov. 16, 2006 — -- When American Nancy Hatch Dupree found out she had been dubbed "Afghanistan's grandmother," she "went into orbit," she said. The Afghans she worked with didn't understand her ...