The excavation is by far the most ambitious in Afghanistan’s history. But the security wasn’t put in place just to protect a few scientists and some local workers. Buried below the ancient ...

It was one of the richest and most populous regions of ancient Afghanistan under the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th Century BC. By 327BC, Alexander the Great had conquered the region and married a ...

A Brief History of Women's Rights In Afghanistan Think of women in Afghanistan now, and you'll probably recall pictures in the media of women being forced to wear full-body burqas, perhaps the famous ...

In addition to polling 1,087 former service members on their opinions of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pew survey attempted to gauge differences in wartime experiences between different ...

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Scores of ancient coins have been discovered in the Imam Sahib district of northern Afghanistan's Kunduz province, an official with the information and ...

Afghanistan created history and became the first Asian team to achieve a huge milestone in Test cricket. Afghanistan defeated ...

In ancient Afghanistan, “Begum” was an aristocratic title used in the royal court for queens; Aman chose this name for the organization and radio to restore dignity to women and to convey that ...

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security forces have foiled an attempt to smuggle 136 pieces of ancient coins to Pakistan in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, a local ...

Cricket in Afghanistan has a long history and dates back to the first rule of the Islamic Emirate when the Afghanistan Cricket Federation was established in 1995. During the current period ...