Abdul Sattar, a sixty-year-old farmer from Siyawushan village in Guzara district of Herat province, begins his day by aligning solar panels to capture sunlight, using solar energy to pump water …
In the bustling Friday market of “Pul-e Pashtun” in Herat, among the noise of bargaining voices and the scent of dust and sweat, small cloth sacks wriggle faintly on the …
The Herat Jihad Museum, located in the heart of Herat province in western Afghanistan, was established in 2010 as a center to understand the country’s history of conflict and resistance. …
In a small village in western Afghanistan, a woman named Golbakht spends her days sitting behind a wooden loom. Her fingers move quickly, tying thousands of knots into a pattern …
In the western Afghan city of Herat — a historic center of art and architecture that once flourished under the Timurid Empire — the ancient craft of pottery still struggles …
Herat Province, known for its hundreds of historical monuments and ancient sites, remains one of Afghanistan’s most significant destinations for both domestic and international tourists. Each year, thousands of visitors …