Artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen will use his High Line Plinth commission to interrogate violence, loss, and redemption. Tuan Andrew Nguyen, The Light That Shines Through the Universe (2026) (rendering). A ...

The Taliban governor of Bamiyan in Afghanistan has been digging beneath the remains of the Bamiyan Buddhas in search of buried treasure. Afghan scholars are horrified by the news of further ...

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — The Taliban’s destruction of the Bamiyan Buddha statues in early 2001 shocked the world and highlighted their hard-line regime, toppled soon after in a U.S.-led invasion. Now ...

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan -- The Afghan official in charge of looking after the archeological remains in Bamiyan Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site, says they are threatened with complete annihilation.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

IT’S a rare oasis but both land routes to get here are deadly, sprinkled with bullet shells and the sound of rockets. Locals are desperately trying to lure visitors to the “City of Screams”. Bamiyan — ...