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Join me on a journey from Kabul to Bamyan through incredible mountains and stunning landscapes. Experience chai at a remote stop, traverse snow-filled terrain, and enjoy a lighthearted moment with my ...
News Afghanistan » Bamyan » Places: Afghanistan’s Bamiyan on frontline of warzone tourism
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — Trudging halfway up a jagged goat trail, guide Mohammad Ibrahim extolled the panoramic view — a vast, ancient landscape of russet-hued cliffs that is on the frontline of Afghan ...
News Afghanistan » Bamyan » Places: Fears Mount Over The Future Of Afghanistan's Historic Bamiyan Valley
March 11 marks the anniversary of the destruction of Bamiyan’s sixth-century Buddha statues by the Taliban in 2001. According to experts, encroaching construction, negligence, and looting are ...
News Afghanistan » Bamyan » Places: The art and afterlife of the Bamiyan Buddhas
Two monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into a cliff face in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, the Bamiyan Buddhas are dated to the sixth and seventh centuries CE. They were the largest known Buddha ...