Herat, Afghanistan News

Journalism students at Afghan universities need to diversify beyond media studies in preparation for their careers, according to experts taking part in a debate hosted by IWPR on developing a national curriculum for future reporters.

Afghan labourers work at a brick factory on the outskirts of Herat, yesterday. Over a third of Afghans are living in abject poverty, as those in power are more concerned about addressing their vested interests rather than the basic needs of the population, a UN report said.

What happens to the unpaid intern who sues his former employer? The Atlantic Wire talked with the plaintiffs, Eric Glatt and Alex Footman, who just had a judge validate their claim that Fox Searchlight should have paid them as production interns on Black Swan .

New Delhi, Jun 14: Afghanistan watchers fear that the current trends in the violence in that country would make 2013 as violent as 2011, which was the most violent since 2001.

An Afghan woman walks inside a police compound as former Afghan Taliban members hand over their weapons after joining the Afghan government's reconciliation and reintegration programme in Herat province March 19, 2013.

Abdul Ghani Popal, a recent graduate of American University of Afghanistan, said that better education can help his generation transcend age-old rivalries.

Afghan police and army backed by the NATO-led coalition forces have eliminated 27 Taliban militants and detained 25 others in operations since Saturday morning, said the Afghan Interior Ministry on Sunday.

An Italian soldier was killed and three others were wounded on Saturday after their armoured vehicle was attacked in western Afghanistan, the defence ministry and the military said.

What is important to recognize about Persian miniatures is that they were intended primarily to be book illustrations without any intention of showcasing the artist's creative abilities Persian miniatures are usually considered the best miniatures of all the small paintings produced in Middle Eastern countries.

The United Nations food agency today received a boost for its efforts to eradicate hunger and malnutrition, sustainable production and poverty eradication in rural areas, with a $7.9 million announced donation from Italy.

It was during his two-week trip as a U.S. cultural ambassador to Afghanistan last year -- an assignment that made him an enemy of the Iranian state -- that singer/songwriter Peyton Tochterman again realized the power of music.

Afghans look at a destroyed vehicle after it was hit by a road side bomb in the Alingar district of Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 3, 2013.

Per a nice blurb in Foreign Policy that , admittedly, was in reference to the Tumblr , the writer said that I spend a lot of time countering Peter Bergen 's assertion in March of 2013 that things are actually going pretty well in Afghanistan.

Taliban militants hand over their weapons after joining the Afghan government's reconciliation and reintegration program, in Herat province May 14, 2012.

Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience.

Militancy and counter-militancy have claimed the lives of 88 people with majority of them Taliban fighters over the past two days in the conflict-ridden Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.

Architect Mohammad Azizi, left, bought a used Toyota Corolla that came from Canada five months ago in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Go figure. Then again, I always thought it would be even less visited. Not because of its beauty, cold mountains and fantastic scenery, but because of regular bombings, terrorist attacks and being the home turf of Taliban.

An Afghan woman holds a child in a tuberculosis section of the main hospital in Herat on April 9, 2012.

It's hard not to be excited about a three-day weekend and the subsequent four-day week that follows Memorial Day.