When previously in power, the Taliban destroyed much of the Afghan culture. When Ali Karimi was young, he had to bury his books in the backyard. In 1996, when the Taliban first came to power after ...
Foreword -- Preface -- Editors' note -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1: Introductory Chapters -- Stepping inside: culture through the windows of art and literature / Arley Loewen -- Guided tour of ...
The Taliban issued a message on International Women’s Day, saying Afghan women live in security with their rights protected, even as the U.N. condemned ongoing employment and education bans. The ...
An Afghan women’s radio station will resume broadcasts after the Taliban lifted their suspension over alleged cooperation with an overseas TV channel. Radio Begum launched on International Women’s Day ...
I first visited Afghanistan in 2003, as part of a U.S. delegation focused on improving the lives of women. I was particularly interested in women’s economic empowerment, and my initial thought was to ...
The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan. By Lyse Doucet. Hutchinson Heinemann; 448 pages; £25. To be published in America by Allen Lane in November; $29 The “InterCon”—the first ...