Dating to the year 700 CE, the Afghan Liturgical Quire is on view at the Jewish Theological Seminary Library's exhibit, ...

Afghanistan has seen a rise in tourism under Taliban rule since 2021, with travelers exploring its historic sites and natural ...

The Willandra Lakes precinct in NSW’s far southwest was one of the first World Heritage areas to be proclaimed in Australia, ...

The Taliban in Afghanistan have been among the most hardline, stunning the world in 2001 by obliterating the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. In 2024, the Taliban’s morality ministry reported ...

This also covers the idols in Bamiyan," he said ... The damage to culturally unique Buddha statues by the Taliban cannot be justified," the foreign ministry said in a statement issued in ...

For nearly three years, a Taliban ban on poppy cultivation has been in place in Afghanistan. In April 2022, eight months after assuming power, the Islamic Emirate announced a ban on all types of ...

on Feb 1 in the province of Bamiyan, a major tourist attraction west of Kabul known for its giant Buddhas – destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban. Mr Qani refused to confirm the identities of the ...

The BBC, citing official Taliban sources, reported on Sunday that two British nationals believed to be working for a non-governmental organisation in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan had ...

A British couple in their 70s, who run education and training programs in Afghanistan, have been detained by the Taliban ... in the Nayak area of central Bamiyan province, along with another ...

The Taliban have detained two British nationals, a Chinese-American citizen, and their Afghan translator due to undisclosed reasons. The daughter of the British couple detained, Peter and Barbie ...