Hervey's commission was over, and she left to do a Ph.D. in Afghan poetry. Kirk also retired after 21 years in the Air Force. And the story could have ended there.

These works by Afghan women, selected by Tehran Bureau, provide readers with the opportunity to observe some of the diverse currents in their poetry. This is FRONTLINE's old website. The content ...

Sher-e Zanan-e Afghanistan (Poetry of Afghan Women). Khavaran Publications. Zanan-e Sokhansara dar Puye-ye Adab-e Dari (Women Poets in Persian Literature). Atta (1986). Sources (quotations in ...

As the U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan, we look back at a time when Taliban poetry and a local cooking show became part of the war. And the U.S. had the perfect person to fight on that front.

Constitutional Standoff. Dari became an official language in Afghanistan in the country's 1964 constitution. Two earlier constitutions in the 20th century had labeled it Farsi.

Colin Halloran, a young Afghanistan veteran from New England has written a poetry collection and memoir about his experiences in the war. It's called "Shortly Thereafter." ...

War, sex, love, drones and American soldiers: For Afghanistan’s women poets, nothing is off-limits. Aiming to share poems that give insight into the ...