Historical Places

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 was born in Herat, Afghanistan in 1897 and had immigrated to the US in 1923. Though his education was in…

Type of object: Document Accession number: 2006.1360 Inventory number: NA 01 Object: Letter Material/technique: Paper with…

Bactrian gold provides an elusive and fascinating look at the ancient culture of what is now Afghanistan. Tillya Tepe…

Afghan railroads, past, present and future In the August 1928 report The Locomotive1 said "Following King Amanullah’s visit to…

Kabul, a city of ancient history, had been a home for kings and crowns. In the past, a wall, which still its remainders exist,…