Band-e Amir, situated around 3,000 metres (9,840 ft) above sea level and a couple of hours drive from the renowned Buddhist sites of Bamiyan, usually attracts thousands of visitors a year seeking ...

The winter landscape around the deep, blue mountain lakes of Band-e-Amir in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan presents an arresting spectacle empty of people - but the absence of visitors is ...

The U.S. retreat from Afghanistan has torn at our heartstrings and caused the not-for-profit Mountain Bike Afghanistan to redouble our efforts. As we like to say it is a long race, and one pedal at a ...

SURMAD, Afghanistan - U.S. bombers pounded al-Qaida and Taliban positions in the eastern mountains of Afghanistan on Sunday after a 1,500-strong coalition ground attack the day before failed to ...

In the far northeast of Afghanistan, among the soaring mountains of Badakhshan province, a quiet transformation is taking place. Here, in a region where history runs deep through stone and soil, the ...

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WASHINGTON – One obvious target: the mountains of Afghanistan, where Osama bin Laden is believed to be. If the Bush administration undertakes a sustained military campaign against terrorist groups, ...

KABUL/MAZAR DARA, Afghanistan (Reuters) -Rescuers in Afghanistan will try to reach isolated villages in the eastern region of Kunar, the epicentre of an earthquake that killed over 800 people and ...

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BAMIYAN, Afghanistan, Jan 4(Reuters) - The winter landscape around the deep, blue mountain lakes of Band-e-Amir in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan presents an arresting spectacle empty of ...