Showing posts with the label Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s War Rugs

Aug 9, 2021

Turkmen weavers in northern Afghanistan have been weaving rugs for thousands of years. This heavy textile, made for a wide variety of utilit...

Afghanistan’s Last Buddhist Relics

Jun 16, 2018

It’s hard to believe that Afghanistan, a country torn by war and religious extremism, was once a peaceful Buddhist nation. Pilgrims from all...

The Buddhas of Bamiyan

Oct 17, 2017

On the cliff face of a sandstone mountain, visible from the ancient Silk Road near the town of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, are two massive voids...

The Minaret of Jam, Afghanistan

May 23, 2014

The Minaret of Jam is located in Afghanistan’s Shahrak district on the banks of Hari river at a place where it meets river Jam around 215 km...

The Deep Blue Lakes of Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan

Apr 8, 2012

The name Afghanistan invokes images of a dry and arid country with mountainous terrain, endless desert, thorn bushes and mud houses. But at ...

Buzkashi: The Goat Dragging Festival

Mar 26, 2011

Goat Dragging or Buzkashi is a popular Afghan sport played on horseback in central Asian countries such as Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikist...