Bamiyan, Hazarajat (Dec, 2016): Kabul government’s neglect is forcing the homeless Hazara residents to live in the archaeologically significant caves of the 2000-year old Bamiyan Buddha statues — a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Bamiyan Buddhas — located in the ancestral home of Hazara in Hazarajat — are two of the archaeological treasures of Afghanistan. […]
Kabul, Afghanistan – Posted: Jan 4, 2014 | “Life is Beautiful” is an NGO and a Drug Rehab center located in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is locally known by hundreds of recovered drug addicts as “Camp-e Mathar” (or Mother Camp). Laila Haidari, nicknamed as “Mother,” is the chair of the center. The Camp recently launched a restaurant known […]
Bamyan, Afghanistan – Posted: Jan 3, 2013 | Today, Saturday, Qaws 23rd (December 14, 2013), 358 students graduated from four faculties of Bamyan university with a BS degree. Fifty five (55) of the graduates were girls. These students graduated from the faculties of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Social Sciences, Education and geology. Photographer: […]
Bamyan, Afghanistan – July, 2013 | The fifth Bamyan Silk Route Festival was held between July 3 – 13, 2013, in Bamyan city. The festival is a celebration of Hazara culture that considers Bamyan – a major route on the ancient silk road – as their ancestral homeland. The festival included, among other things, traditional Hazaragi music […]
Bamyan, Afghanistan [ March 1 – 2, 2013 ] | A fun-filled International Ski Challenge was held in Bamyan on March 1st, 2013, attended by 30 participants: 17 from Afghanistan and the rest of the participants from USA, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, Norway, Australia, etc. On March 2nd, the Ski Challenge […]
Hazaristan (also known as Hazarajat) – the heart of the Hazara homeland that was illegally annexed into today’s Afghanistan after the genocide of Hazaras during 1890′s. The rugged and magnificent beauty is reflective of the nature of its people – the Hazaras. Photographer: Muzafar Ali
“The Afghanistan From My Perspective” Photographer: Homira Rezai