The late celebrated painter Kamal ud-Din Behzad was known for his miniature art. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Security forces in western Herat province have detained more than 1,700 individuals over the past week who were attempting to leave the country illegally through smuggling routes. In a statement, the ...

A museum dedicated to mujahideen resistance to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan has reopened in Herat with significant ...

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) has burned about 537,746,000 old afghani banknotes in Herat province.

Medicine Smuggling In Nimroz Foiled, 170Kg Of Opium Seized In Herat. ZARANJ/HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Security forces have ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have banned families and women from restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Afghanistan's northwestern Herat province, an official said Monday. The moves ...

HERAT, Afghanistan -- Herat Regional Military Hospital doubled in size and capability when Maj. Gen. Mohiuddin Ghori, Afghan National Army (ANA) 207th Corps chief of staff, officially opened a newly ...

At least seven people were killed Friday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a rickshaw carrying two Shiite clerics in western Afghanistan, an official and residents said. The official from ...

HERAT, Afghanistan -- Shortly before he was due to attend the Loya Jirga national assembly last June, Alhaj Mohammad Rafiq Shahir says he was arrested, thrown in jail, and beaten for two days for ...

Six tourists traveling in Herat province in western Afghanistan were injured Thursday when a rocket struck the vans they were traveling in, according to Afghan Army spokesman Najibullah Najibi. An ...

Hundreds of years after the celebrated painter Kamal ud-Din Behzad roamed the streets of Herat, artists in the Afghan city are finding joy and hope in his recognition by UNESCO. Sitting cross-legged ...