Siddiq Barmak was born in Panjshir, Afghanistan, on September 7, 1962. He got his M.A degree in cinema direction from the Moscow film institut (VGIK) in the year 1987. He has written a few screenplays and has made a few short films and also his first feature film “Osama”…

“Iranian officials have foiled a major human trafficking attempt by detaining 121 Afghan nationals who had illegally entered the country, IRNA reported Sunday, quoting authorities…”

Farida Nekzad is a journalist and managing editor of Pajhwak, an independent news agency in Afghanistan. Pajhwak reaches Afghans through over 50 radio and independent television stations, providing daily news reports on local and regional issues…

[ May 6, 2009; 7:15 pm to 9:15 pm. May 7, 2009; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Just 24 years old, journalist, translator, and coordinator Ajmal Naqshbandi was one of Afghanistan’s best “fixers”-people who help foreign media negotiate the treacherous landscape of personalities…

[ May 2, 2009; 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm. May 9, 2009; 7:15 pm to 9:15 pm. ] When Afghan-Canadian director Nelofer Pazira returns to Bamiyan, Afganistan for the screening of the award-winning film she collaborated on, The Giant Buddhas, she is shocked to see a crowd of 2,000, …

[ April 12, 2009; ] NowRoz Festival at Pleasanton Fairgrounds, California | Featuring Habib Qaderi with his new album Closer |4501 Pleasanton Avenue. Pleasanton, California 94566. Special Appearances by Timor Jalali, Syed Fahim…

Afghanistan’s descent into conflict and instability in recent times began with the overthrow of the king in 1973. Zahir Shah was in Italy for an eye operation when he was deposed in a palace coup by his cousin, Mohammad Daoud…

[ May 6, 2009; 9:15 pm to 11:15 pm. May 8, 2009 11:00 pm to May 9, 2009 1:00 am. ] After 30 years of war and a ban on music and dancing under Taliban rule, pop culture is back in Afghanistan. Millions are watching Afghan Star, an American Idol-style vocal competition…

The war in Afghanistan will be “much tougher than Iraq” regarding efforts to achieve peace and security, U.S. President Barack Obama’s special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan has told an international security conference…

The story of Afghanistan is in so many ways a very tragic one. Afghanistan is one of the most impoverished nations of the world. It is one of the most war-torn, most ravaged, and most beleaguered of nations. It is a nation that has been beset by invasion, external pressure…