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 ...

The Silk Road was a network of land and sea-based trade routes that connected parts of the African, Asian, and European continents. The network enabled trade-items such as fabrics, spices, jewels, and ...

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.

the economic development in Afghanistan that the Bathija Silk Road Initiative would create can be a decisive factor in our counterinsurgency efforts there. Improved opportunity and quality of life ...

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 ...

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.