As Israeli air strikes continue, six members of the art community describe their daily battles for survival

Shababeek for Contemporary Art, home to around 20,000 works, was hit during the two-week assault on the hospital complex and its surrounding areas

The artist, hailed as the "Van Gogh of Gaza", suffered from chest and lung issues that needed urgent care

The war in Gaza has resulted in catastrophic human losses. Behind the statistics lie the lives of individuals who have worked to preserve the exclave’s precious and often ignored heritage sites

Brief truce allowed International Council on Monuments and Sites and Palestinian antiquities ministry to investigate damage on the ground

The archaelogical site, which dates back to the fourth century, has reportedly sustained damage during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war

A Byzantine church and a seventh-century mosque are believed to have been obliterated, while scores of other cultural landmarks have been affected

Last month's deadly quakes affected key historic monuments in Herat and beyond

Investigations into the extent of the damage to historic buildings and artefacts have begun, while experts warn it is critical to find long-term solutions to counter the rising threat of climate change

Future of arts and women’s rights remain uncertain despite government backing of cultural heritage projects

The Taliban’s restrictions on women’s freedom, the absence of expertise and a collapsed economy are limiting opportunities in higher education

German government’s visa admissions programme is abruptly suspended, leaving desperate applicants in limbo

Conservation works on an ancient burial site at Shewaki near Kabul had to be halted due to lack of funding and resources

A new Unesco initiative will provide much-needed local employment in the vulnerable heritage site

Taliban government has backed a new conservation project led by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and Aliph

The Taliban say they are dedicated to preserving Afghanistan’s cultural sites, but struggle to gain much needed international support

As country is mired in economic and political turmoil, major upgrading project forges ahead with restoration of important sites at the ancient heart of Lahore

A show at the University of California, Berkeley showcases works by artists from Afghanistan and the Afghan diaspora reflecting on the events of August 2021 and what has occurred since

A future generation of artists could be lost as well as the livelihoods of their teachers

United Nations culture organisation has not acknowledged the January 2022 request to add Afghanistan's Bagh-e Babur to the World Heritage List

Practitioners countrywide keep working under Islamic regime with ongoing uncertainty over approved art subjects

Plus, Afghan culture in crisis and Kiki Smith’s New York murals

The German government has pulled out from the Kabul Riverfront Transformation project, which was to modernise parts of the city's historic centre and install an art gallery

Conservation projects that have been paused due to sanctions on the new government may restart after Unesco intervention

Go ahead given to a restoration project to preserve two historic sites associated with the Jewish community that once resided in Herat

Unesco warns of risks of construction works in the archaeological zone where the Bamiyan Buddha statues were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

International event—featuring storytelling, music, poetry and dance—aims to bring awareness to the continuing plight of Afghans

A week after the tragedy, it remains unclear whether cultural sites have been affected

Since August 2021, illegal excavations and rapid development have destroyed much of the landscape surrounding the at-risk Buddhist heritage site

Evidence of encroaching development, looting and a new coal depot near the site poses major threats to its status—and its future