Zalala Hashimi, a Pashto singer and finalist in Season 12 of Afghan Star, has been missing for over two weeks in Kabul. Her ...

EXCLUSIVE: Afghan Star is a music talent format that ran for 15 seasons in Afghanistan and shephered in a cultural revolution in the country. Launched four years after the fall of the Taliban ...

In the bustling lanes of Delhi, a different kind of sound is steeped in nostalgia, resilience, and cultural pride. It’s the ...

Elham, who spoke to AFP in an interview at private television channel Tolo, which produces Afghan Star, appeared taken aback by her new fame more than a week on -- but determined to use it to ...

and follows the votes as the TV audience chooses between the two young finalists. Afghan Star is much like any other TV talent show – except that its context is a war zone.

Meanwhile, the programming that gave women the most attention among Afghans was TOLO’s version of “American Idol,” a singing contest called “Afghan Star.” ...