Built during a cosmopolitan era in the 1960s, the Ariana closed when the Taliban took power, but it was still standing. Now ...

Afghanistan’s annual buzkashi tournament has concluded, with Sar-e-Pul defeating Badakhshan 7-0 in the final. Buzkashi, a ...

Riders from different Afghan provinces compete in the final of Afghanistan’s annual buzkashi tournament on the outskirts of ...

Taliban authorities razed Kabul’s Ariana Cinema, opened in 1963, to build a shopping complex, closing a cultural venue that ...

Through the decades, downtown Kabul’s Ariana Cinema had weathered revolution and war, emerging battered and bruised but still ...

A regional meeting hosted by Iran on Afghanistan underscored calls for lifting sanctions and strengthening regional ...

After a fatal shooting, the Trump administration froze a visa program for Afghans that Republicans in Congress had championed ...

Kabul`s historic Ariana Cinema, a symbol of Afghan resilience through decades of conflict, has been razed to make way for a commercial center.

UNSC assessment reveals some senior Taliban members increasingly view TTP as a liability, others remain supportive.

The Ariana Cinema was closed after the Taliban returned to power in 2021, when authorities banned most forms of entertainment, including films and music ...

India faces a strategic dilemma in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Recognition risks legitimising extremism, while engagement helps counter China-Pakistan influence.

A renowned Kabul cinema that for decades attracted the city’s film fans is being demolished to make way for a shopping mall, ...