With women banned from most jobs in Afghanistan, an embroidery boutique run by 22-year-old Rahima Alavi is a surprising and treasured sight in Bamiyan. "Spring flowers, tailoring and embroidery," ...

More than five million Afghans have returned since September 2023, as neighbouring Iran and Pakistan stepped up deportations – Copyright AFP Wakil KOHSAR Sitting in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children sit in front of one of the rock niches in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, where one of two large Buddha statues used to stand. epa ...

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan, August 11 (UNHCR) - Bamiyan, in central Afghanistan, is an exceptional place. It has the country's first and only female provincial governor. It's the site of international ...

Two monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into a cliff face in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, the Bamiyan Buddhas are dated to the sixth and seventh centuries CE. They were the largest known Buddha ...

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — Trudging halfway up a jagged goat trail, guide Mohammad Ibrahim extolled the panoramic view — a vast, ancient landscape of russet-hued cliffs that is on the frontline of Afghan ...

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said Friday that unknown assailants fatally shot three Western tourists and their local translator in the central city of Bamiyan. The late-afternoon shooting in a ...

Education remains at the centre of UNESCO's work in Afghanistan. Since August 2025, 22,052 learners have acquired ...

A grinning boy in a Bamiyan cave grew up on camera across two decades of war. The remarkable life of Mir Hussain, 25 years ...

Afghan Rahima Alavi (L), who runs an embroidery boutique in Bamiyan, feels proud she can support her family – Copyright National Security and Defense Council of ...