OPB

The Taliban now guard Afghanistan’s National Museum, where they once smashed objects

One of the most striking sights at the National Museum of Afghanistan these days isn’t inside the museum, but by its front gates. Young, armed Taliban guards protect the entrance, searching visitors ...
NPR

Under Taliban guard, Afghanistan's national museum has reopened

The Taliban now guard Afghanistan's national museum. The group has a poor record of preserving cultural artifacts and parts of the museum's collection are no longer on display. When the Taliban ...
Newsweek

Afghanistan’s National Museum Staff Working Unpaid Since August as Taliban Patrol Grounds

The National Museum of Afghanistan is open again, though this time with an unpaid staff, Taliban guards and the occasional blackout. The Kabul museum's director, Mohammad Fahim Rahimi, told the ...
insider.si.edu

National Museum of Afghanistan Oral Histories

This collection consists of 22 oral histories documenting the history of the National Museum of Afghanistan during the career of Mr. Omara Khan Masoudi, director of the museum from 2001 to 2015. These ...
Stars and Stripes

Exhibits defused, Afghanistan's Jihad Museum reopens its doors

HERAT, Afghanistan — It’s not often a de-mining crew is called in to clear a museum, but the unusual project is an illustration of how dangerously authentic Herat’s Jihad Museum was until recently; ...
The New York Times

Afghanistan’s National Museum Begins Life Under the Taliban

Some experts hope the reopening of the museum in Kabul is a sign the Islamic regime will show greater tolerance toward art. Others worry it is all optics. By Anna P. Kambhampaty Under the watchful ...
MinnPost

Afghanistan’s new war crimes museum punts on still-powerful warlords

Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) FAIZABAD, ...
Observer

The Taliban’s Kabul Takeover Poses a Huge Threat to Afghanistan’s Cultural Heritage

This week, the world watched in horror as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, whose efforts to usurp the country have led to the takeover of Kabul, Lashkar Gah, Tirin Kot and other provincial capitals.
WCBD

Photos: JBC artifacts from Afghanistan evac donated to Air Force Museum

DAYTON, O.H. (WCBD) – Items used by crews from Joint Base Charleston during the largest non-combatant evacuation operation in history are now on display at the Air Force Museum in Ohio. Joint Base ...
KPBS

Under Taliban guard, Afghanistan's national museum has reopened

When the Taliban returned to power last year, Afghanistan's National Museum went dark. Cultural heritage advocates around the world worried history might repeat itself - that the group would smash ...
Capital Public Radio

Under Taliban guard, Afghanistan's national museum has reopened

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. The Taliban now guard Afghanistan's national ...