Some years ago, I was traveling across Afghanistan when the Afghans in the car said we had to stop to buy some music. They said I could not understand Afghanistan unless I heard Ahmad Zahir. Zahir is ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — It was the first day of class at the Ahmad Zahir Singing Course, and Samir Najibullah arrived looking like a young rock star. His wavy hair was slicked back, and he wore a ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Sporting a black quiff and sideburns, Ahmad Zahir sang of love and heartbreak in liberal 1970s Kabul — a city now plagued by war and suffering, but where the popularity of ...

Sporting a black quiff and sideburns, Ahmad Zahir sang of love and heartbreak in liberal 1970s Kabul—a city now plagued by war and suffering, but where the popularity of Afghanistan’s “Elvis” remains ...