Herat

After elaborate wedding celebrations across cities, Ali Fazal is back to work. The actor has dived into his next Hollywood venture, which will be directed by filmmaker Bill Guttentag, a two-time Oscar winner for his shorts You Don’t Have To…

More than 100 Afghan women students rallied in the western city of Herat on Sunday, protesting against a suicide bombing on a Kabul classroom that killed dozens as they prepared for exams. On Friday, a bomber blew himself up in the women’s…

A bomb blast Friday at one of the biggest mosques in western Afghanistan killed 18 people including its influential imam, an official said. “Eighteen people were martyred in the incident and 23 others were wounded,” Hameedullah Motawakel,…

<!-- -->13 years ago, Mawlawi Mahdi Mujahid embraced the Taliban.(File)Kabul: Mawlawi Mahdi Mujahid, a disgruntled Taliban commander, was killed by Taliban border forces when he wanted to enter Iran through the province of Herat in…

KABUL: The Taliban in Herat province have implemented a gender segregation plan in the province's restaurants, media reports said. Men are not permitted to dine with their family members in family restaurants, according to sources, Khaama…

Taliban authorities have banned men and women from dining out together and visiting parks at the same time in the western Afghan city of Herat, an official said Thursday.Afghanistan is a deeply conservative and patriarchal nation but it is…

HERAT: Taliban officials in Afghanistan's most progressive city have told driving instructors to stop issuing licences to women, professionals from the sector told AFP. While Afghanistan is a deeply conservative, patriarchal country, it is…

In Afghanistan, buyers are snapping up digital coins in hopes of preserving what wealth they have -- and keeping it out of the Taliban’s reach. Cryptocurrency booms are often…

At least five people were killed and 20 more wounded when two bombs exploded in quick succession in the western Afghan city of Herat on Friday, officials said.The incident happened in the evening when a group of young men and children had…

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers refused to allow dozens of women to board several flights, including some overseas, because they were traveling without a male guardian, two Afghan airline officials said Saturday. The officials, who spoke…