Britons Peter and Barbie Reynolds have been held in an Afghan prison by the Taliban for months. The couple, aged 80 and 76, ...

A Paris exhibition is marking the destruction of the giant statues of the Buddha at Bamiyan in Afghanistan by Taliban forces 20 years ago ...

AN ELDERLY Brit couple held hostage and beaten by the Taliban could die if not rescued soon, the UN has warned. Peter ...

Indeed, the Taliban's destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001 seemed not only to reenact the infamous Muslim destruction of Nalanda monastery in the thirteenth century but also to reaffirm the ...

Explore the intricate process of making a giant golden Buddha statue, guided by the expertise of a traditional sculpture ...

Those who respect our laws and traditions have already come and can continue to come,” a tourism official said.

By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and ...

An Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan remains active and gunmen killed six people, including three Spanish tourists, in a May 2024 attack in Bamiyan, one of the country’s main tourist attractions ...