Human expression will always slither out through the cracks even in the worst oppression. Pashtun women living on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan have been repressed daily by a war society ...

Eliza Griswold has reported from Afghanistan for more than a decade, writing news features for the New York Times magazine and other publications. She thought she had a pretty good grip on the country ...

After four decades of war and exile, iconic Afghan singer Naghma continues to challenge the Taliban with her music, a defiant voice for a nation's pain and hope.

Join us for an uplifting afternoon of traditional music and poetry with master musicians from Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Featuring Homayoun Sakhi and Maruf Noyoft. The concert will be preceded by a ...

After living for decades in exile, chased by war and religious bans, Naghma persists in singing to her people.

BAND-E-AMIR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - If you want to see the stunning blue lakes of Afghanistan's first national park right now, it helps to get the U.S. military to fly you there in a Chinook ...

ALTIMUR, Afghanistan -- You may wonder how Thomas Gukeisen made it to lieutenant colonel, and by age 39 at that. He breaks Army rules and operates by his own rendition of counterinsurgency warfare ...