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Historical Places
Chilzina and the Forty Steps of Kandahar
A short tower can seem imposing on a featureless plain. A tiny word can say a lot if it’s on a blank wall. And 40 simple steps…
Spy satellites are revealing Afghanistan’s lost empires
For archaeologists, Afghanistan is virtually off-limits for fieldwork, as Taliban forces battle the Kabul government in far-flung…
Ashes and dust : No peace in life or death for Bejo
PESHAWAR:
While time has been unkind to the crumbling tomb of Bibi Jan, her story has remained an integral part of Pashtun…
Ataullah Ozai-Durrani — An Afghan immigrant in the US who made name &…
Ataullah Ozai-Durrani was born in Herat, Afghanistan in 1897 and had immigrated to the US in 1923. Though his education was in…
afghanistan museum
Type of object: Document
Accession number: 2006.1360 Inventory number: NA 01
Object: Letter
Material/technique: Paper with…
Bactrian Gold: Lost Treasure Representing Afghanistan’s Cultural Heritage
Bactrian gold provides an elusive and fascinating look at the ancient culture of what is now Afghanistan. Tillya Tepe…
Railways of Afghanistan
Afghan railroads, past, present and future
In the August 1928 report The Locomotive1 said "Following King Amanullah’s visit to…
ARG (Presidential Palace)
Kabul, a city of ancient history, had been a home for kings and crowns. In the past, a wall, which still its remainders exist,…
Sayyids of Kunar
For centuries the long and narrow valley of Kunar with Pashat as its main town had…