After living for decades in exile, chased by war and religious bans, Naghma persists in singing to her people.

After four decades of war and exile, iconic Afghan singer Naghma continues to challenge the Taliban with her music, a defiant voice for a nation's pain and hope.

FREMONT — Naghma, an Afghan singer who fled her country after receiving death threats, watched for years from afar as the Taliban outlawed music. Tapes were ripped from cassettes and hung like brown ...