Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Herat's central mosque is decorated with delicate floral and geometric motifs created by famed Afghan artist Behzad (Wakil KOHSAR) ...

HERAT, Afghanistan - In the 1970s, tourists traveled to western Afghanistan to climb on the ruins of an ancient citadel, a fortress resembling a sandcastle that has stood overlooking the city of Herat ...

Hundreds of years after the celebrated painter Kamal ud-Din Behzad roamed the streets of Herat, artists in the Afghan city are finding joy and hope in his recognition by UNESCO. Sitting cross-legged ...