Afghanistan News » Herat News Afghanistan » Herat » History: Defacing change: Afghan Resistance Museum reopens in Herat after Taliban dehumanise decorations
In the Afghan city of Herat, the Museum of Resistance - also known as the Museum of Jihad - has reopened after changes by the country's Taliban rulers. The museum is dedicated to the mujahideen who ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » History: Taliban Bars Women Without A Burqa From Entering Hospitals In Afghanistan
The Taliban has barred female patients, visitors, and medical staff who do not wear the all-encompassing burqa from entering public hospitals in western Afghanistan, the latest restriction by the hard ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » History: In aid-starved Afghanistan, relief workers fight a forgotten hunger crisis
When Khalid Riaz turns off a dusty, single-lane road into a village in Guzara district, half an hour south of the bustling heart of Herat city in western Afghanistan, he is immediately greeted by a ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » History: No Burqa, No Health Care: Afghan Women Say Taliban Requiring Dress Code For Hospitals In Herat
Women in the western Afghan city of Herat say they're being told by Taliban officials that they must wear a burqa to access the main hospital. Doctors Without Borders is reporting a 28 percent drop in ...
News Afghanistan » Herat » History: Drugs, guns and nice sofas
In Herat, elaborate palaces are being built by businessmen who have made fortunes from post-war opportunities. A mix of foreign influences, the houses have created a new school of design: Narcotecture ...