Afghan War Blog

Photo - A member of the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) takes part in a training exercise at Fort Benning, Georgia in prep...

EU Providing 12 Million Euros.  Afghanistan faces a critical humanitarian crisis as a result of the intensifying conflict. The European...

The United States Army Special Forces Command G-4 has completed the second of four Islamic Field Feeding Courses preparing Culinary Speci...

This publication - a language guide for those personnel working in conflict zones provided by the Australian Civil-Military Centre - is i...

The United States Army has published ATP 3-24.3, Cultural and Situational Understanding , April 2015 - a manual that "establishes the...

Take a look into the life of a Kabul-based photographer . Ahmad Sohrab Taki likes to gather scenic shots form all provinces of Afghanistan...

Fourteen years ago, on March 1, 2001 the Taliban began the destruction of the two famous Buddha statues at Bamian. Mullah Muhammad Omar, le...

Afghanistan has a rich history and this is reflected in some of the historic landmarks left behind by older civilizations. Unfortunately, ma...

In a war torn country like Afghanistan there are sometimes few pleasures to enjoy. This is especially true if you are member of the intern...

Weddings are very costly in Afghanistan. Since the fall of the Taliban wedding costs have increased enormously. The government of Afghanist...

A recent news article provides us with information about a women who has spent much of her life in Afghanistan gathering books, artifacts, ...

Banned under the Taliban, the centuries-old Afghan dance known as the Attan is flourishing once again. A traditional dance with its origins...

During the civil war and Taliban regime, art in Afghanistan was non-existent. But thanks to the work of Turquoise Mountain, there is a new g...

The United States is conducting train, advise, and assist missions in areas of the world where foreign cultures are sometimes perplexing a...

There is a lot of doom and gloom in the news reporting about Afghanistan. Two writers, Mehreen Farooq and Waleed Ziad, are fretting that we ...

During the Civil War and Taliban regime, art in Afghanistan was non-existent. However, there is a new generation of young Afghan artists who...

The link at the bottom of this post takes you to a short video on Afghan potters and traditional Afghan pottery. In quotes below is a descri...

This video is the story of a woman from Afghanistan - named Soheila - who was betrothed at the age of 5 to an older man in an attempt to s...

Here is a news account about a female artist from the United Kingdom who spent time with British military units and the Afghan people painti...

It has been reported that the disgraced author of "Three Cups of Tea", Greg Mortenson , has returned to Afghanistan. His charity, ...