The Taliban may not like Peaky Blinders, but its Afghan fans are part of a long history of cultural engagement with the world

Four young Afghan men were given a Taliban warning for walking the streets dressed as Thomas Shelby from the TV hit show ...
The Arts Desk

First Person: ethnomusicologist Shumaila Hemani on global musical traditions and Concert for Afghanistan

The study of ethnomusicology focuses on music in its cultural context. Typically, an ethnomusicological approach departs from and resists scholarly approaches in studying western art music traditions ...
LAist

A Dash of Flavor and Culture from Afghanistan

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The National Interest on MSNOpinion

The Taliban’s Madrasa System Is Growing

Since 2021, the Taliban has encouraged madrasa schools, raising concerns about religious indoctrination and the spread of ...
The Washington Post

In Afghanistan, a Culture of War

JABAL SARAJ, Afghanistan, Sept. 29 -- They were two boys, Mohammad and Asadullah, growing up in the northern part of Kabul, playing soccer, and for a few precious years oblivious to the chaos around ...