Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...

At least six people, including a child, were killed in Afghanistan’s Herat province after a gunman stormed a mosque, a Taliban official said on Tuesday. The victims were offering prayers at the ...

A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan as worshippers were praying, killing six people and injuring another. The incident took place in the western Herat province's Guzara district on ...