My Afghan colleagues hummed and sang along, and when the songs were over I was told the singer’s name was Ahmad Zahir. He was simply the best singer Afghanistan had ever produced, they told me.

Baily also notes that in 2011, a Kabul FM radio station was dedicated solely to the songs of Ahmad Zahir. Ahmad Zahir is a legend for Afghanistan, for all generations – Ahmad Sarmast “Ahmad ...

Ahmad Zahir has left a number of songs and artistic works that are still heard by many fans. Some of his young fans say that Ahmad Zahir created songs based on the preferences of children ...

Coke Studio’s recently unveiled Laili Jaan may be a groovy new number with an impressive brass section, but the roots of this song go way back, across the Durrand Line. At a time before Afghan ...