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A photostory of Bamiyan , Afghanistan

2008.07.24

Bamiyan is located in Afghanistan's remote Central Highlands and there were varying accounts of how close Thursday's explosion occurred to the historical site.


Bamiyan, a predominantly Shi'ite Hazara town, reached after an excruciating eight-hour, 180-kilometer ride west from Kabul through dramatic mountain passes, is a success story in Afghanistan. Probably the safest place for internationals to work in the country, it slumbers under the shadows of mountain ranges pocketed with caves, some still inhabited. A French humanitarian organization tried to resettle the cave dwellers into homes, but the project failed when they refused to abandon their way of life.

A controlled explosion of old ordnance found near remains of the famed Bamiyan
Buddha statues has not caused further damage to the 1,500-year old ruins


31 Comments
Mertxe fantastic, simplemente touching set for me
Mertxe · 2008-07-25: 02:24
jenjung really great post
jenjung · 2008-07-25: 13:54
ronin53 GREAT REPORTAGE!!! THE ONE I WOULD BE PLEASED TO PUBLISH ON A GOOD MAGAZINE!!! :)
ronin53 · 2008-07-26: 07:19
yelwinoo very interesting set. love #3 and #6. please share more...
yelwinoo · 2008-07-26: 07:31
mojaroo beautiful scenary like india
but missed one thing the buddha
.great set
mojaroo · 2008-07-26: 19:46
gazal wonderful to see that your land is so green
gazal · 2008-07-27: 12:12
animus No comment!!!
animus · 2008-07-28: 04:50
ThomasChu It is the first time I notice that the skin of Afghanistan people is so white as shown in shot#2.
Beautiful set of your country !
ThomasChu · 2008-07-28: 06:08
Angie amazing set, beautiful :)
last one It's my fav :))
Angie · 2008-07-28: 10:09
mimax2 interesting landscapes
mimax2 · 2008-07-29: 00:41
majidzelzele great...U show enviroment very good
majidzelzele · 2008-08-02: 07:50
polgarisanyi nice set, beautiful landscapes...
best regards, Sándor Polgári
(www.sandorpolgari.com)
polgarisanyi · 2008-08-07: 00:06
ofwordsandphotos great landscapes of your country.
ofwordsandphotos · 2008-08-07: 10:43
yelwinoo a nice reportage... lovely landscape in #3.
yelwinoo · 2008-08-13: 12:59
Kamibizr beautiful ,it's very nice set
Kamibizr · 2008-08-19: 04:40
phantom very beautiful!
phantom · 2008-08-24: 07:57
yessis79 Very Great!!!!
yessis79 · 2008-08-26: 10:54
t2d4th Really amazing that the caves are still inhabited. Are the people that live in the caves still social or do they stay to themselves?
t2d4th · 2008-08-27: 12:12
Dragana looks like a beautiful country
Dragana · 2008-08-28: 10:29
Nomad531 I like the last shot....
Nomad531 · 2008-08-29: 11:19
AngelikaStatic nice set! the last once is especially lovely
AngelikaStatic · 2008-08-31: 18:10
flipado excellent images here! Bravo :)
flipado · 2008-09-01: 13:13
pargas the first & the last shots were wonderful
thanx for being my friend :))
pargas · 2008-09-07: 01:13
JaCkYe Beautiful set:-)
JaCkYe · 2008-09-08: 13:04
mahdi55 سلام بر مردم با صفا بامیان و مظلوم و مورد اجحاف .شاد و پیروز باشید . بسیار زیباست.
mahdi55 · 2008-09-09: 07:17
ClaudePechabaden IT's a superb country! I had this fake idea that it was a desert with mountains ? It's good to be able to see the real country.
ClaudePechabaden · 2008-09-10: 11:33
almitra Beautiful pictures! Congratulations!
almitra · 2008-09-14: 07:13
klablu beautiful set!
i like expecially #2 and #6.
klablu · 2008-09-21: 04:50
danitimea very beautiful!
danitimea · 2008-09-23: 09:04
pipjade very nice!! i loved seeing this
pipjade · 2008-09-24: 06:02
pakorn great!
pakorn · 2008-10-31: 22:40
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