Through the decades, downtown Kabul’s Ariana Cinema had weathered revolution and war, emerging battered and bruised but still ...

The Ariana Cinema was closed after the Taliban returned to power in 2021, when authorities banned most forms of entertainment, including films and music ...

Kabul`s historic Ariana Cinema, a symbol of Afghan resilience through decades of conflict, has been razed to make way for a commercial center.

Built during a cosmopolitan era in the 1960s, the Ariana closed when the Taliban took power, but it was still standing. Now ...

A renowned Kabul cinema that for decades attracted the city's film fans is being demolished to make way for a shopping mall, ...

A number of Afghan cultural figures and filmmakers consider the destruction of the historic Ariana Cinema by the Taliban ...

A renowned Kabul cinema that for decades attracted the city’s film fans is being demolished to make way for a shopping mall ...

A historic landmark, Kabul’s Ariana Cinema has been demolished to make way for a commercial market, sparking concerns over the ...

- Rahmatullah Ezati plays back a film reel in the projection room of the historic Ariana Cinema in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2021, before the cinema was demolished in ...