The provincial information and culture directorate said in a statement that, officials in Bamyan province have discovered at least 12 items of ancient artifacts.

 Restoring Afghanistan’s Buddhist artifacts that were destroyed by the Taliban 18 years ago is like working on a 1,500-year-old jigsaw puzzle, say conservators working on the latest restoration project. The militant Islamic group in 2001 destroyed artifacts dating from the third century when many Afghans practised Buddhism, including two towering Buddha ...

More than 100,000 local tourists have visited historical sites and natural attractions of Band-e-Amir lakes in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province within a week, a local newspaper reported Saturday.