Pictures

In May 1879 about seventy miles east of Kabul an Irish photographer by the name of John Burke was producing some of the first…

On November 2, 1841, in the closing phase of the First Anglo-Afghan War, Kabul was shaken early in the morning by the news of a…

Elephants (pil in Pashto and fil in Dari) are not indigenous to Afghanistan. However, they have had a significant presence in and…

Sri Lanka experienced major waves of immigration during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when throngs of immigrants from…

hen asked to visualize modern-day Afghanistan, images of a war-torn nation under the control of the Taliban often comes to mind.…

She was considered a symbol of beauty and perfection and was very popular in her time and was in a very high demand The…

A selection from the British Library’s stunning collection of images from the Second Afghan War (1878-1880). The Bala Hissar…

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

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

Most of the princely states which acceded to Pakistan at the time of Partition have their roots in tribal chiefdoms that emerged…