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Times of Central Asia
March 3, 2018
In mid-2016, Afghanistan's ethnic Hazara community, which accounts for around one-tenth of the country's population, protested plans to reroute the line away from Bamyan province, describing this as a discriminatory measure that would deny their region much-needed work and investment. That flare-upÃâà...
The Kingston Whig-Standard
March 2, 2018
The documentary captures the second annual Marathon of Afghanistan, which is the first official marathon in the country held in the Bamian province. McKenzie joined a team in creating the film and participated in the 42.2-kilometre run herself. “For me, it was an incredible experience, because I got to meetÃâà...
Voice of America
February 21, 2018
... smuggling drugs, minerals and precious stones across the country. They also say the group's recent efforts to target civilians indicate it is under military and financial pressure imposed on it through ongoing Afghan military operations. Zafar Bamyani has contributed to this report from Bamyan province.
TOLOnews
February 9, 2018
The art of painting has a long history in Afghanistan and even some researches say the first oil painting was made in caves in Bamiyan province. In addition to paintings in Bamiyan caves, Afghan well-known artists such as Kamaluddin Behzad and Ghulam Mohammad Maimanagi indicate that art and painting have beenÃâà...
NBCNews.com
December 24, 2017
Decades of conflict and political instability have all but destroyed Afghanistan's once-thriving heritage and tourism industry, but new efforts are being made to promote the country's spectacular riches. A trickle of overseas visitors was recorded last year although many Western governments, including theÃâà...
PotatoPro
November 12, 2017
Potato production in Bamyan, Afghanistan increases 15 percent to 350,000 tonnes this year. Potato production in Bamyan, Afghanistan increases 15 percent to 350,000 tonnes this year. Potato field in Bamyan province, Afghanistan taken in July 2012 (Courtesy: TripAdvisor). November 12, 2017. Bamyan, the largest potatoÃâà...
Pajhwok Afghan News (blog)
September 3, 2017
BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): The number of local and foreign tourists visiting historic sites and natural beauty in central Bamyan province has increased as so far more than 200,000 people toured the province this solar year info-icon . Acting information and culture director for Bamyan, Sayed Ahmad HussainÃâà...
World Bank Group
January 19, 2016
She is a fifth grader at Dahan-e-Qalacha Middle School in Gandab village, one of the most deprived villages in Bamyan Province. Dahan-e-Qalacha Middle School, a coeducational institution, sits on a bank of a small river, offering its students their first ever school building, furniture, and school materials forÃâà...
World Bank Group
January 7, 2016
BAMYAN CITY, Bamyan Province – Baaz Mohammad Mehr, 42, is working on his land on a quiet and warm summer afternoon. With his sickle, he cuts the green stems and leaves of potato plants. Mehr has planted potatoes on most of his land this year—a crop of Bamyan Province that is famous acrossÃâà...
EurasiaNet
December 31, 1999
In mid-2016, Afghanistan's ethnic Hazara community, which accounts for around one-tenth of the country's population, protested plans to reroute the line away from Bamyan province, describing this as a discriminatory measure that would deny their region much-needed work and investment. That flare-upÃâà...
