The Hazaras of Bamiyan

Published March 3, 2013
A young Afghan ethnic Hazara child stands beside a wall on the outskirts of Bamiyan on March 1, 2013. ? Photo by AFP
A young Afghan ethnic Hazara child stands beside a wall on the outskirts of Bamiyan on March 1, 2013. ? Photo by AFP
Afghan ethnic Hazara villagers walk in Bamiyan on February 28, 2013. ? Photo
Afghan ethnic Hazara villagers walk in Bamiyan on February 28, 2013. ? Photo
Afghan ethnic Hazara villagers walk along a snow covered road on the outskirts of Bamiyan on March 1, 2013. ? Photo by AFP
Afghan ethnic Hazara villagers walk along a snow covered road on the outskirts of Bamiyan on March 1, 2013. ? Photo by AFP
A young Afghan ethnic Hazara villager walks with a donkey on the outskirts of Bamiyan on March 1, 2013. ? Photo by AFP
A young Afghan ethnic Hazara villager walks with a donkey on the outskirts of Bamiyan on March 1, 2013. ? Photo by AFP
Afghan ethnic Hazara villagers gather in the village of Qarghana Tu on the outskirts of Bamiyan on March 2, 2013. ? Photo by AFP
Afghan ethnic Hazara villagers gather in the village of Qarghana Tu on the outskirts of Bamiyan on March 2, 2013. ? Photo by AFP
Afghan ethnic Hazara men sit on the sun on the outskirts of Bamiyan on March 1, 2013. ? Photo by AFP
Afghan ethnic Hazara men sit on the sun on the outskirts of Bamiyan on March 1, 2013. ? Photo by AFP

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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