The Hazaras of Bamiyan
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Bamiyan, some 200 kilometres northwest of Kabul, stands in a deep green and lush valley stretching 100 kilometres through central Afghanistan, on the former Silk Road that once linked China with Central Asia and beyond. The town was home to two nearly 2,000-year-old Buddha statues before they were destroyed by the Taliban, months before their regime was toppled in a US-led invasion in late 2001. The main residents of Bamiyan are Hazaras. Winter time in Bamiyan. - Photos and text by AFP
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Mar 04, 2013 04:42pm
the Hazara's want only one thing . '"to be Hazara should be no longer crime "
right to live with Peace for every human of any religion & any tribe
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Mar 04, 2013 12:54pm
Really calm and beautiful! love them all
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Mar 03, 2013 06:34pm
proud to be hazara and also proud to be pakistani hazara!
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