(CNN) -- The political situation in Kandahar was uncertain Saturday as Afghan tribal leaders met with Taliban leaders in the Afghan city, urging them to surrender or face an attack by opposition ...

GOWARJAN: In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two decades later, they ...

Experts point out that this concern does not extend to Afghanistan’s intangible heritage. Music, dance, folklore, and any artistic expression involving women remain strictly prohibited under the group ...

Despite their history of destroying cultural artifacts, the Taliban are now publicly supporting the preservation of ...