At Bamiyan, one of the poorest provinces in Afghanistan, a huge Buddha statue has been looking at the Valley and its residents for many centuries. In March 2001, the Taliban destroyed that Buddha completely. But...
By Kelsey Meehan Since October 2001, Afghanistan has been occupied by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). This group, comprised of both NATO and non-NATO member nations, has been in action in an attempt to...
Lately the Iranian Regime has stopped more than one thousand and five hundred Afghan fuel trucks in their borders when they were transiting to Afghanistan. This has caused the rapid rise in the cost of...
Arif Nabizadah | January 24, 2011 SADA – Reflections in the mirror of hidden voices is a Project that started in July 2010 after an active community member in Western Sydney, with the support of...
Muzafar Ali | Hazara People | January 10, 2011 Muzafar Ali I was born in Uruzgan in 1986, in ethnic Hazara family. Our entire family migrated to Pakistan when I was a child. The main...
Najeeb Farzad was born in Malistan District of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. He successfully completed his graduation from Faiz Mohammad Kateb High School, Afghanistan. After the completion of his graduation, he studied one year in Engineering...
By Kawa Gharji A few days ago, I received the first and second volumes of the book “a Thousand and Four Hundreds Years of Arabs’ Domination on Afghanistan” and I took the advantage of long...
Buddhistartnews on December 13, 2010 The remains of ancient Buddhist art at Bamiyan, photographed by Alex Masi The remains of ancient Buddhist art are photographed on the walls of the caves inside the Buddhas of...
Exploring the Buddhas of Bamiyan through first hand experiences [LETTER #1] •March 24, 2010 • DATE: EST. 632 AUTHOR: HSUAN-TSANG; TRAVELING SCHOLARLY MONK ORIGIN: CHANG-AN TYPE: JOURNAL ENTRY After my long journey to Fan-Yen-na (‘Bamiyan’)...
Following the international hit The Boy who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan, THE BOY MIR will cover not one year but ten. It will track the cheeky, enthusiastic Mir from a childish eight to...