Scenic and Historic Afghanistan in Photographs

Foot of the Shadeeyan Mountain in Mazar-i-Sharif

Hisa-e Awali Panjshir

Kunduz

Fayzabad, Badakhshan

Naray, Badakhshan

Road to Band-e-Amir – A series of six deep blue lakes separated by natural dams made of travertine deposit. They’re situated in the Hindu Kush Mountains in Central Afghanistan west of the Bamiyan Valley, where the famous Buddhas of Bamiyan once stood.






Ancient fort at Bamiyan.

Cave chambers in the Bamiyan Valley once occupied by Buddhist monks during the 7[SUP]th[/SUP] century.

Bamiyan Valley, where the famous Buddha statues once stood.

The ruins of the city of Shahr-e-Zohak, which date back to the 6[SUP]th[/SUP] century and are often referred to as “the Red City.”

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Beautiful pictures...

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That why Babar made a will to be buried in Kabul :)

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It is quite beautiful. Contrary to popular opinion, ruins can be quite striking as well. I've seen the ruins at Shahr-e-Zohak a couple of times and they have a certain haunting quality.