The first requirement is that the film’s script must initially be submitted to the Taliban, and after the film is completed, ...

A MOVIE theatre that bore witness to Afghanistan's modern history – from the cosmopolitan vibrancy of the 1960s to the silencing and repression that followed not one but two Taliban takeovers – has ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — Through the decades, downtown Kabul’s Ariana Cinema had weathered revolution and war, emerging battered and bruised but still standing to entertain Afghans with Bollywood movies ...

The Taliban have gutted Afghan media since taking control of the country in August 2021 through the use of surveillance and censorship and by punishing media workers for perceived criticism. As the ...