Aryana Saeed, an Afghan singer, performing in Kabul on Saturday after her concert at Ghazi Stadium on Friday was canceled. Photo by Massoud Hossaini/Associated Press. We have chosen to include this article because it raises many important questions about the role and value of dance. In particular, we noticed the statement by Mullah Attaullah Faizani, the chief of Kabul’s Ulema Council, in reference to why Aryana Saeed should not have been permitted to hold a concert at Ghazi

Photo by Anadolu Agency. This article describes Attan dance and Chob Jangi dance (likely referring to Chopbazi dance) taking place in the city of Kabul in celebration of Afghanistan's 98th Independence Day anniversary on August 19, 2017. KABUL, Afghanistan - Thousands of young Afghan men, wearing traditional dresses and holding the tri-color national flag, flocked at a park in the capital Kabul to mark the country’s 98th Independence Day anniversary Saturday. A rare wave of j

This article is a photoessay of different dances practiced by Afghan community members in Afghanistan. All photos cited in this article published by WION News are by Associated Foreign Press. Be sure to visit the full article to see all photos featured. Photo by Associated Foreign Press. Afghan dancers perform a traditional dance 'Attan' at the Kabul Stadium during the start of a football tournament. Photo by Associated Foreign Press. Afghan Sikh men perform their traditional

Photo by TOLOnews. In a bid to keep fit and healthy, Afghan women are turning to Zumba - a high energy dance and aerobics fitness program. Zumba classes are typically about an hour long and are taught by instructors licensed by Zumba Fitness, LLC. Participants say it keeps them slim, healthy and happy. The high energy fitness program was created by a Colombian dancer and choreographer and has over the past few years taken the world by storm. Approximately 15 million peopl