Afghanistan

Alexander the Great , who lived from July 356 BC to 10/11 June, 323 BC, was an intrepid conqueror and a brilliant military general.

The ancient Greek city of Ai-Khanoum in Afghanistan was discovered by accident in the 1960s, and its demise has captivated the interest of historians and archaeologists for decades. The city that was lost under the desert sands for almost two...

At the farthest reaches of the Hellenistic world, the Greek philosopher Clearchus of Soli traveled all the way to what is now Afghanistan, where Greek-founded cities still stood, surrounded by unfamiliar mountains and cultures. Far from Cyprus and the familiar...

Bactria, a huge area in todays' Afghanistan, was the eastern edge of the ancient Greek empire, established by Alexander the Great.

Greece pressed for a united response at a United Nations Security Council meeting on Syria’s chemical weapons file and also reaffirmed its support for protecting the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan. Speaking during discussions on both countries, Greece’s...

From the moment I got on that shabby plane from Ariana Airlines, Afghanistan's national carrier, in the wee hours of a humid July night exactly twenty years ago, I realized what was in store for me in that far,...

Pakistan has declared “open war” on Afghanistan after a large-scale cross-border assault led to the most serious confrontation between the two countries in years. Fighting intensified rapidly, with Pakistani forces launching airstrikes deep inside Afghan territory, including in Kabul....

During Alexander the Great's conquests in a far, far away land in Central Asia, in modern Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan the Macedonian military commander founded the Greek kingdom of Bactria that lasted 150 years. Thousands of years later, the...

Long ago, a substantial ancient Greek population from the island of Crete lived in the ancient city of Daedala, located in south Asia. Located in a strategically and geopolitically important region, in the modern nation-state of Pakistan on the border...

Ancient Greek gold findings in Central Asia provide concrete evidence of the existence of Greek civilization in the region. This predates the conquests of Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC. Archaeological treasure from excavations of the Tillya Tepe...