Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which has banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles.

The first time Arson Fahim saw a piano is seared into his memory. He was a young boy, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan, when he saw the film The Pianist. "I saw this movie and I was, like, 'Wow, how can ...

When the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021, they quickly banned music, declaring it un-Islamic. Musicians faced threats, raids, and the destruction of their instruments. “Our homes were ...

KABUL, August 15 (UNHCR) - His songs evoke the harsh beauty of his native Afghanistan, a country he fled more than 12 years ago, but they were composed in a green and tidy suburb of Toronto, Canada, ...

Fans of The Afghan Whigs might not be legion, but they are discriminating and devoted. Now, these music lovers have an extra ...

FREMONT — Naghma, an Afghan singer who fled her country after receiving death threats, watched for years from afar as the Taliban outlawed music. Tapes were ripped from cassettes and hung like brown ...

If there was music or dancing at a wedding, "the head of the family will be arrested and punished." Naghma and other Afghan musicians have kept their music alive from afar — and despite the Taliban's ...

With traditional Afghan music tinkling in the background, attendees at St. Anthony Hall viewed vibrant portraits of Afghan women Friday evening. Dozens of students and Yale affiliates gathered to ...