The highway’s boosters see it returning Afghanistan to the central place it held ages ago on the Silk Road, as China pushes forward with plans to build a modern version of the route with an ...

In 1978, a year before the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Russian archaeologist ... At the time of the burials, Bactria was on the Silk Road that linked China with the West, a region ...

Richard Holbrooke, the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP), wanted no part of it either. Since nobody else in Washington wanted to develop policy for a New Silk Road either ...

Inida's famous monk also came to central China's Henan through Pakistan and Afghanistan, Silk Road in 147 AD and 401 AD respectively, to translate Buddhist books and enroll thousands of disciples.

To counter the economic contraction from the fall in foreign military spending and donor aid, the U.S. Government is orchestrating a new Silk Road strategy, which in turn will get Afghanistan a ...

He remained in Afghanistan for more than a decade ... A distinctive horseshoe-shaped bar featuring wine, beer and Silk Road- ...

Painter Ikuo Hirayama (1930-2009), who painted Silk Road landscapes throughout his career, visited Afghanistan in 1968. He traveled there to see huge images of Buddha carved into a rock face ...

The modern Afghan restaurant Jaji opened in Jan. 2025 ... recalling the history of spices being used as currency along the Silk Road. There’s also a Salaamati with scotch, Rooh Afza syrup ...

Silk Road used ‘anonymity layers,’ digital currency ... to access illicit substances using… A museum exhibit of ancient Afghan art demonstrates the country's rich and diverse culture.