In a country that has been at war with others and itself for decades, the danger lies in forgetting how to repair the damage, says archaeologist and cultural heritage specialist Bastien Varoutsikos

In our series "Dispatches from Afghanistan", we speak to artists about their experiences since the rise of the Taliban. Here, Sima shares how fearing for her life is making her physically ill

In our series "Dispatches from Afghanistan", we speak to artists and cultural workers about their experiences since the rise of the Taliban

Abdul Wasi Rahraw Omarzad set up a school for women artists and Afghanistan’s only art journal

As part of our ongoing series "Dispatches from Afghanistan", we have compiled a list of organisations supporting those vulnerable both inside and outside of the country

International trade groups including top British antique dealers vow to oppose trade of Afghan heritage artefacts under Taliban control

Courageous artists confronted extremism from the frontlines. But now, driven underground and fearing for their lives, they feel abandoned

In a new series "Dispatches from Afghanistan", we speak to artists about their experiences since the rise of the Taliban. Here, Mansoor laments the world’s silence over Afghanistan's fate

While many people with links to US military were left behind, State Department had arranged for art collection to leave Afghanistan

In a new series "Dispatches from Afghanistan", we speak to artists about their experiences since the rise of the Taliban. Here, contemporary artist and curator Mina recounts the horrors of her failed escape attempt

Plus, artist Bill Fontana records Notre Dame's bells

Work left inside the British embassy will be protected, vow Taliban insurgents

Cultural heritage workers estimate they have five years to secure the heritage site’s contents before it is destroyed to extract the ore

As the deadline for evacuation looms, the Artistic Freedom Initiative wants the US government to grant refugee status to individuals

In 2015, the Association of Art Museum Directors established a structure under which museums can act to protect cultural property in immanent peril

From the Bamiyan Valley to an ancient spiritual centre of Zoroastrianism and Buddhism, former Unesco senior official Francesco Bandarin looks at the embattled country’s most important landmarks

UK government agrees that new regime must "safeguard the full diversity of Afghan culture"

The music, poetry, traditions and crafts that are kept alive by communities are especially vulnerable under the group’s ultra-conservative rule and the economic chaos of continuing conflict

British Council in Afghanistan among international heritage organisations that have suspended operations during the conflict

In an exclusive interview with The Art Newspaper, a very well-informed anonymous source tells us how museums are protecting their collections as militants sweep the country

British Museum and Art Loss Register collaborate over recovery of ancient bull decoration that was consigned to an online auction

Sites targeted range from a Yemeni palace in ruins to a shrine destroyed by the Islamic State in Iraq

The Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan, Syria’s Raqqa Museum and Mosul libraries all safeguarded