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

KABUL (Reuters) 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 ...

The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), in collaboration with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), presents Empire of Light: Visions and ...

Afghanistan is often in the global spotlight, and typically for less than desirable reasons. As someone who has traveled there firsthand, I want to share some super interesting but often overlooked ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – A gathering celebrating Afghan culture drew hundreds to the University of Indianapolis (UIndy) on the same week marking four years since refugees escaping the Taliban arrived in ...

Sarwat Najib empowers through fashion, while bringing Afghan culture to central Wisconsin. Originally from Kabul, fashion designer Sarwat Najib brings Afghan artistry to Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Her ...

“This is a matter of saving the culture of Afghanistan,” Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf said to a parliamentary committee this morning as he pled with the UK government to house dozens of ...

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When Storai Jalali and her husband Murtaza moved to State College in 2022 as refugees from Kabul, Afghanistan, the first thing they missed was Afghan food. “Our culture doesn’t exist in this area,” ...