The territory around Zinda Jan, in the Herat province and around ... from generation to generation. An ancient vertical windmill, unique to western Afghanistan; many are feared destroyed Afghan ...

A 12th-century mosque and minarets from 1417 are visibly cracked, with ornate tiles falling to the ground in Herat, Afghanistan. The ancient monuments had been neglected even before Afghanistan's ...

The sound of chisels hitting against clay can be heard from several metres away at a tile workshop just east of Herat’s Grand Mosque, one of Afghanistan ... sustain this ancient craft at ...

The richly decorated dome of Shahzada Abdullah tomb in Herat ... matter of protecting ancient objects and buildings, said Omar Sharifi, head of the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies ...

Of course, that is ancient history, but by 1836, it is believed that the population of Jews in western Afghanistan was between 40,000 to as high as 80,000, with Herat at the heart of the community.

The mining contract, initially signed during Hamid Karzai's presidency in 2008, faced delays due to the presence of an ancient settlement ... and preservation of Afghanistan's cultural heritage.

in Herat province on October 7. The province is one of the most populated in Afghanistan. That earthquake was followed by several very strong aftershocks, as well as less severe shocks.

A Taliban government spokesman said Sunday that death toll from strong earthquakes that shook Herat in western Afghanistan has risen to over 2,000. Abdul Wahid Rayan, spokesman at the Ministry of ...

west of Herat city in the western Herat province – the third largest in Afghanistan. It’s one of the deadliest quakes to hit Afghanistan in recent years – last June, a 5.9 magnitude ...

Herat, Afghanistan — An explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing a prominent cleric close to the country's Taliban regime, officials said. At least 18 ...