The Taliban announced in August that it had destroyed over 20,000 musical instruments in Afghanistan in the past year. The extremist group considers instruments un-Islamic and permits only ...
BRAGA, Portugal — Collected from a family gravesite shortly before she left Kabul, the rocks and dirt in a tiny plastic container are among 15-year-old Farida Ahmadi’s most cherished possessions, a ...
Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which has banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles. By Elian Peltier Visuals by Asim ...