Meet the people driving the kingdom's ambitious cultural expansion and its transformation into globally-recognized art hub.

An increasing number of galleries are asking what it takes to be welcoming and engaging for the younger generation. Here’s how they’re rising to the challenge.

Lapis lazuli, known as 'blue gold', has captivated civilizations for millennia with its vibrant blue color and historical ...

The Taliban's information and culture ministry said Tuesday it suspended an Afghan women’s radio station, citing “unauthorized provision” of content and programming to an overseas TV channel. It’s the ...

The president’s foreign policy agenda remains unpredictable, but his war on liberal culture has deep roots.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Biden administration has been in talks with the Taliban to exchange Americans detained in Afghanistan for Afghans in U.S. custody, a senior Taliban leader with direct ...

She has covered culture, politics and the environment extensively ... When U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021 after two decades, the Taliban quickly regained control, prompting tens ...

Despite the Taliban’s attempts to erase the nation’s cultural identity, Afghan artists are hopeful that art can outlive even the most oppressive regimes.

The US and Afghanistan have struck a deal exchanging two American prisoners for Khan Mohammed, a Taliban member serving a life sentence in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges.

The UAL Level 2 Award and Diploma in Art and Design has been developed to provide students with an interest in art and design with the opportunity to explore the materials, methods and processes that ...

It is one of the few places in Afghanistan where women like her can work since the Taliban came back into power in 2021. "When I worked in a beauty salon, it was good," she said. "The pay was good.