by Ehsan Bayat | Sep 1, 2017 | Afghanistan, communications, conservation, Culture, Entertainment, History
Decades of turmoil and conflict have destroyed many elements of Afghanistan’s cultural heritage, including the vast majority of historical photographs of the country. Today, a visual record of the time before Afghanistan’s troubles is all but non-existent, leaving the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 6, 2017 | Afghanistan, communications, conservation, Culture, Entertainment, History
The creative arts have long served as an important tool for empowerment and social development all around the world. In Afghanistan today, the not-for-profit NGO Bond Street Theatre is harnessing the transformational power of the arts to bring hope and change to...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jun 1, 2017 | Afghanistan, conservation, Culture, food, Philanthropy, water
In the 1970s, a series of food crises focused global attention and concern on the rapidly growing problems of food insecurity and famine. In response to these challenges, the first World Food Conference was held in 1974. One of the major outcomes of the conference was...
by Ehsan Bayat | May 8, 2017 | Afghanistan, conservation, Culture, Education, Entertainment, History
Although Central Kabul may not be the first place where you would expect to see hundreds of springtime roses in bloom, that’s exactly what you’ll find at Bagh-e Babur, also known as Babur’s Gardens. The largest public green space in Kabul—with a history that stretches...
by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 11, 2017 | Afghanistan, conservation, Culture, Education, History
Located in the remote and rugged province of Ghor in the west-central highlands of Afghanistan, the stunning Minaret of Jam is one of the country’s most important cultural treasures. But given its isolated location and the risks it currently faces, the monument is one...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 29, 2017 | Afghanistan, communications, conservation, Culture, Education, History, technology
Once the home of one of the most important collections in Central Asia, the National Museum of Afghanistan was particularly hard-hit by the effects of years of civil conflict. Today, however, the National Museum is one again assuming a proudly central role in the...
