The arts and cultural sector in Afghanistan is facing an unprecedented crisis, as the simple act of artistic expression has now effectively been criminalised by the Taliban. While the international ...

The photo exhibition “Living Afghanistan,” displayed by the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, aims to bring a fresh narrative surrounding Afghan culture to campus. The exhibition, ...

Rachel Lehr says Afghan women are much less liberated than American women. “They value interdependence rather than the independence which we value in American culture,” said Lehr, a research scholar ...

KABUL: Interred a quarter century ago in Pakistan, the remains of Afghan poet Ustad Khalilullah Khalili now lie in a forlorn corner of Kabul University, brought here to be reburied so that no one else ...

Growing up, Aliannah Shalikar noticed just how little people actually knew about Afghanistan. She would see inaccurate media portrayals of Afghan people, such as war movies that only highlighted ...

Afghanistan, a nation often misunderstood, is experiencing peace for the first time in over 40 years. However, under Taliban ...

This article explores the process leading to the Afghan government's decision to implement a prohibition and eradication of opium in the northeastern province of Badakhshan. It explores why Daud chose ...

Officials in Afghanistan are desperately trying to save an archaeological treasure: an ancient city estimated more than 1,000 years old that was recently uncovered when thieves were arrested with ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Afghan Cultural Society held a grand opening to celebrate its very first office space in Minneapolis on Thursday. "I am just full of love right now. We are very fortunate to be here ...