Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which has banned music. A new policy of deportations by ...

PESHAWAR: Senior Afghan folk artist Barialay Wali has asked music buffs to ensure revival of traditional Pashto music along with quality poetry. He said that losing classics Pashto music traditions ...

he last four decades in Afghanistan have been disastrous not only in terms of security and economy but also art and culture. As such, the artists who continued to brave the turmoil and continued to ...

Read | Taliban hold military parade with US-made weapons in Kabul in show of strength Shakila Naz, a known Pashto language singer, has started music classes for refugee girls, who recently escaped ...

Two producers from opposite sides of the world have teamed up to assist Afghan musicians in exile to get their music heard again. Australian producer Lachlan R. Dale performs with an Afghan musician ...

A concert by a group of musicians in Sydney has raised funds for their counterparts in Afghanistan. Musicians in the country are struggling due to Taliban disapproval of music. Protesters say the ...

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Before August, Kabul restaurants blared out Afghan and foreign hits to attract customers, and ice cream vendors played loud tunes to announce their arrival. Now, owing to Taliban beliefs that most ...

Lucknow: Pashto music, Bollywood song ‘Afghan jalebi’ and slogans like ‘Roast Rashid Rashid’ reverberated in the air as cricket fans cheered for Afghanistan players during their match against the ...

PESHAWAR: Fans mourned the death of popular Afghan Pashto folk singer Qamar Gula, who passed away in Ontario, Canada, late Friday. The Pashtun Council Canada (PCC) confirmed the death in a post on its ...

Group has not practiced together in nearly three months since their school’s doors in Kabul were closed after Taliban takeover. Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan there has not been an ...