Nowabad (‘New Town’) is located in Shash Pul (‘Six Bridges’) in the east of Bamyan Central City approximately 12 km away from the center of Bamyan. The village is right on the paved road of… Golden Village

On a spring day of Mazar, Rahim an eight years old boy was walking around Government Press area, looking for customers to polish their shoes. Suddenly he heard children from inside the press courtyard. He… Kaka Rahim, the Clever Street boy

Food is the substance providing nutritional support for the body but it also portrays cultural symbols which contribute in building the collective consensus and unique identity for every society. Often food communicates a special meaning… Samanu, the Traditional Dish of Happy Moments

Every year in Nawruz , people celebrate the new Solar year in Afghanistan, Iran, in the Caucasus region, in Balkan and Central Asian countries. Recently it is going worldwide and March 21 is now announced… Haft Mewa and Haft Seen, Nawruz Traditions in Afghanistan

“A’owsana Sisaana” is a common folk expression among Dari speaking people. With this sentence, we usually start telling our folkloric stories. The linguistic background and its history is not clear but for many generations, particularly… A’owsana Sisaana,

Hadith was one year old when her family, like many other Afghans, fled the chaos and war in Afghanistan to find a safer shelter somewhere outside the country. After a long journey they settled in… The Courageous Girl

  Tillya Tepe or Golden Hill is an archaeological site located in north-eastern suburb of Shibrghan, the capital city of Jawzjan a Northern Province of Afghanistan. Unlike the suffix of “Tepe”, which means “hill” the… Tillya Tepe or Golden Hill

Town Crier (or Jaar-chi in Dari) is a person who makes public announcements in the streets. The history of announcers goes back to ancient China when the monarchies used to recruit several men for announcing… The Londoner or the Bamyan Town Crier

In a quiet area of Kabul’s third district, we walked into a dusty and polluted sub-street looking for the address we already had been given to find. Together with my friend, we checked around the… A Woman’s Story