Experts point out that this concern does not extend to Afghanistan’s intangible heritage. Music, dance, folklore, and any artistic expression involving women remain strictly prohibited under the group ...

Taliban aims to preserve Afghanistan's ancient heritage, including Buddhist relics, to repair reputation post-Bamiyan Buddhas ...

Wedged between the Middle East, south Asia and central Asia, Afghanistan occupies a pivotal place in world geography and world history. Its location has helped draw a diversity of cultures, religions ...

Gold stater of the Greco-Bactrian king Eucratides. Credit: Public Domain, illustration by Greek Reporter Bactria, a huge area in what is today Afghanistan, was the eastern edge of the ancient Greek ...

The government hopes to attract more visitors in the future. Afghanistan has a long history with many ancient sites that have faced threats from conflict and neglect.

Ancient history professor Ugo Carputi of the University of Naples, a Pink Floyd fan, had persuaded authorities to allow the band to film and to close the site for the duration of filming.

World's Oldest Impact Crater Found, Rewriting Earth's Ancient History Mar. 6, 2025 — Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly ...

TEHRAN— Consul-generals of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Afghanistan visited ecotourism sites and Radkan Historical Tower in Chenaran county, Khorasan Razavi province, said head of Chenaran Cultural ...

below the surface near Japan’s Ryukyu Islands lies an ancient mystery that could potentially change what we know about ancient history. Shaped like a massive stepped pyramid, the ancient structure ...

Italian depiction of the god Mercury (Greek: Hermes) wearing a petasos, a wide-brimmed ancient Greek hat ... in what is today predominately Afghanistan, but also Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, ...

which stretched from north-east Afghanistan to north-west India during the Bronze Age. Banerjee, an intrepid explorer and ...