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Exhibition of facsimile prints on Mughals Arts, Culture and Empire held in Kabul
An exhibition on the selection of facsimile prints on Mughals:Arts, Culture and Empire from the British Library collections is being held in Queen’s Palace, Babur Garden in Kabul city.
This exhibition is based on an earlier exhibition of Mughal...
Ghazni officially declared as the capital for Islamic Culture and Civilization
The ceremony to declare Ghazni City as the Asian Capital of Islamic Culture and Civilization began on Saturday at 10:20am and the celebration will continue for a week.
Ghazni was titled the center for Islamic Culture and Civilization in 2007...
Italy grants USD 1.2mn for Afghan Heritage Preservation, Development in Bamiyan
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will implement a USD 1.2mn project aimed at the conservation and development of Afghan heritage in Shar-e-Gholgholah of Bamiyan province.
The grant will be provided by...
Ala Nowruz Amad…ala Nowruz Amad (New Day has arrived…New Day has arrived)
Nowruz means New Day and it marks the start of the New Year. It usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed.
Nowruz is the celebration of spring—a new season which indicates the “rebirth of...
Concerns of Afghan engaged men on this New Year
It is New Year tomorrow in Afghanistan. People are out shopping, cleaning the house and cooking different kinds of food for Nawroz.
Afghan boys who are engaged have to make sure to buy Nawrozi (New Year’s gift) for their fiancé. This is...
Zinat Karzai, Afghanistan’s ‘invisible’ first lady
She has been called Afghanistan’s invisible first lady. Zinat Karzai, the 43-year-old wife of Hamid Karzai, is rarely seen in public, prompting criticism that she is not doing enough to further the cause of women’s rights in her...
Preparation for International Women’s Day in Zabul
Locals planned activities to support the celebration of International Women’s Day in the Shah Joy district, Zabul province, March 8.
“Dee-Jay Rana,” a Shah Joy disc jockey who broadcasts on Radio Rana, the local radio station, invited...
Shah Rukh Khan, Sunny Deol are the role models of Buzkashi Boys
Two Afghan teenagers – Fawad Mohammadi and Jawanmard Paiz — whose film ‘Buzkashi Boys’ was recently nominated at the Oscars, capturing the attention of Hollywood for their impressive acting, look up to Indian superstars Shah...
Pashtun stage play brings Pakistan, Afghanistan closer
PESHAWAR – A play about 17th-century warrior and poet Khushal Khan Khattak, which played to a full house every night in Peshawar February 4-6, has drawn the attention of the Afghan government.
Kabul asked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government...
Ghazni speeding up its development schemes
Ghazni is preparing itself for next year’s ceremony when the province will be officially receiving its title as the center for Islamic Culture and Civilization, which was awarded to them in 2007 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific...
