Afghanistan History + Culture: Part 25

Afghanistan History + Culture: Part 24

The eastern purple root carrot originated in Afghanistan over 1,000 years ago

The Afghan coat is a symbol of late 60’s + 70’s bohemian, hippie, rock-n-roll style. The Afghan coat made its debut appearance onto the...

Afghanistan's Bactrian Gold Treasure (Tillya Tepe/Golden Hill): Tombs 1 + 2

Afghanistan's Bactrian Gold Treasure (Tillya Tepe/Golden Hill)

Art + culture during the Kushan period in Afghanistan: Surkh Kotal site

Lapis Lazuli from Badakshan, Afghanistan changed the art world.

Importance of preserving archaeological sites in Afghanistan

The Kushan Empire (30 BC - 350 AD)

The Scythians (or Sakas) tribe in Afghanistan

The Yuezhi Empire (145 BC): an Indo-European tribe from China

The last Greco-Bactrian kings in Afghanistan (after Alexander the Great)

Mauryan Indian Rule in Afghanistan

Ai Khanoum: ancient Greek city in Afghanistan built during Seleucid Empire (post Alexander the Great)