A Refuge for Afghan Music Is at Risk of Falling Silent

Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which had banned music. A new policy of deportations by ...
SBS

Afghan musicians in exile handed lifeline to continue careers after 'losing everything'

Two producers from opposite sides of the world have teamed up to assist Afghan musicians in exile to get their music heard again. Australian producer Lachlan R. Dale performs with an Afghan musician ...
Zawya

Afghan political dislocation contributes to Pashto literary revival

PESHAWAR: Afghanistan's tumultuous history of the last three decades is behind the incredible popularity of poetry in Pashto, the language of the majority Pakhtoons in Pakistan's North West Frontier ...
NPR

'Three Songs for Benazir,' a short documentary, is nominated for an Oscar

The documentary called "Three Songs For Benazir" opens with a shot of the sky. A giant white blimp, a U.S. military surveillance balloon, floats high above a sprawling camp in Kabul, Afghanistan. It ...
The Financial Times

Singer Elaha Soroor on her anthem for Afghan women

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s a little over three years since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan and the situation for Afghan ...