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KABUL — One of the most striking sights at the National Museum of Afghanistan these days isn't inside the museum, but by its front gates. Young, armed Taliban guards protect the entrance ...

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Some experts hope the reopening of the museum in Kabul is a sign the Islamic regime will show greater tolerance toward art. Others worry it is all optics. By Anna P. Kambhampaty Under the watchful ...

But the pieced-together artifacts found at the National Museum of Afghanistan, bear the scars of modern history. Omara Khan Massoudi is the director of the embattled Kabul Museum, which he joined ...

Kabul’s National Museum of Afghanistan released a statement saying that the safety of its artifacts is "a huge concern" amidst the chaos. By Helen Holmes • 08/19/21 9:59am.

The Taliban now guard Afghanistan's national museum. The group has a poor record of preserving cultural artifacts and parts of the museum's collection are no longer on display.

Afghanistan’s isolation on the international stage, largely because of the Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls, has ...

Headlines coming out of Kabul this fall have been good news for Afghanistan's cultural heritage. In September, the U.S. Embassy announced the winner of the International Architectural Ideas ...

Taliban fighter Mansoor Zulfiqar, left, visits the National Museum of Afghanistan, in Kabul on Dec. 6, 2021. Petros Giannakouris / AP. In walking through the museum, ...