He recalled visiting Herat as a young traveler more than three decades ago and marveling at the sight of the half-destroyed citadel. The fortress “was rebuilt by Afghan hands, by the hands of ...

Oct. 16, 2011: U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, left, tours the new museum at the Qala Iktyaruddin Citadel, during the opening of the restored Herat Citadel in Herat, Afghanistan.

Situated at the northern edge of the square-plan old city, the citadel was during the 15th and 16th centuries AD the seat of the Timurid rulers, and was part of the architectural works undertaken by ...

The ousted Herat governor's militia hands over the fortress to the national police. Peace returns to the city, but the public is still angry. Afghan Warlord Cedes His Citadel - Los Angeles Times ...

In the 1970s, tourists traveled to western Afghanistan to climb on the ruins of an ancient citadel. Today, the newly restored structure, is a hopeful sign of progress in a country beset by war.

In the 1970s, tourists traveled to western Afghanistan to climb on the ruins of an ancient citadel, a fortress resembling a sandcastle that has stood overlooking the city of Herat ...