Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...

The attack is the second in Kunduz in as many days A bomb attack on a Sunni mosque in the city of Kunduz in Afghanistan has killed 33 people and injured 43 others, including children, officials say.

In a museum in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif ... In the one-room museum located in Balkh province, within the renowned Blue Mosque of northern Mazar-i-Sharif city, twin display cases hold mementos ...

Militants threw grenades when they stormed the packed mosque in the predominantly Shia Muslim area. Herat, close to the border with Iran, is considered one of Afghanistan's more peaceful cities.