The rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty points to the crucial strategic significance of the region today known as Afghanistan. The Taliban are famous for destroying priceless artifacts. With Kabul ...

The excavation is by far the most ambitious in Afghanistan’s history. But the security wasn’t put in place just to protect a few scientists and some local workers. Buried below the ancient ...

Every country's history depends on its ancient treasures and based on Afghanistan's ancient treasures, this is a country that has more than 5000 years of history.

It was one of the richest and most populous regions of ancient Afghanistan under the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th Century BC. By 327BC, Alexander the Great had conquered the region and married a ...

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Scores of ancient coins have been discovered in the Imam Sahib district of northern Afghanistan's Kunduz province, an official with the information and ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History ... from all over the ancient world. In 1978, a year before the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Russian ...

A destroyed Russian tank is seen alongside one of two minarets built in the 12th Century in Ghazni city An ancient tower in the Afghan city of Ghazni has collapsed, raising questions over the ...

Efforts to protect and preserve the Jam Minaret are critical, as it is a symbol of Afghanistan’s rich architectural and cultural history. UNESCO’s continued support and attention to this project will ...