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There were, once, Buddhas in Bamiyan, known to locals as Salsal and Shamama, standing in the shadow of the Hindu Kush. In 2001, only two years after he had promised to protect them, Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar forced townspeople to drill charges of dynamite into the statues. With the help of anti-tank mines and rockets, the statues that had stood since the sixth century were reduced instantly to rubble. Every soul in Bamiyan wishes it did not happen.

• Posted by Reza
• Published: Oct 04, 2011

A three-day Silk Road Exhibition, involving concerts, circuses and agricultural products, ended in the central province of Bamyan. More than 11,000 people participated in the event.

• Posted by Reza
• Published: Oct 04, 2011

Japan will provide 1.2 billion yen, equivalent to approximately $15 million, for paving the 12-km Foladi road in the Foladi Valley and a few kilometers of road in Bamyan City.

• Posted by Reza
• Published: Oct 04, 2011

The University of Arizona Libraries (UAL) and the Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University (ACKU) are collaborating on a digitization project "Preserving and Creating Access to Unique Afghan Records". The collection contains information related to history, social, economic, and cultural heritage of Afghanistan.

• Posted by Reza
• Published: Sep 26, 2011

The Bid Evaluation Team (BIT) began their evaluation of the Bids shortly after the opening. Later in September, upon completion of their evaluation, the BET’s recommendation as to the Preferred and Reserve Bidders for each of the 4 blocks being tendered will be presented to the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC). The recommendations of the IMCwill then be submitted to the Cabinet for final approval. Exploration at Hajigak is expected to commence in 2012, after negotiation of Project Contracts for the deposit. The Hajigak iron ore deposit is situated in the mountainous Bamiyan province, 130 km west of the capital, Kabul. A study in the 1960’s demonstrated the mineral potential of the region, and estimated, at that time, the Hajigak resource as having some 1.8 billion tons of iron ore, with a concentration of approximately 62% Fe.

• Posted by Reza
• Published: Sep 12, 2011

Deputy Minister of Public Works, Mr. Ahmad Shah Wahid, said work on the first 40 kilometers of this high way will be started from Gardan Divar zone of Maidan Wardak Province.

• Posted by Reza
• Published: Sep 12, 2011

The central Afghan province of Bamiyan is handed from Nato control to Afghan security forces, the first of seven areas to pass to local troops. Bamiyan is one of the country's most secure provinces but it is a poor region, heavily reliant on foreign aid.

• Posted by Reza
• Published: Jul 17, 2011

Dear, a development worker from Montana, says for a particular type of tourist, Bamiyan is quite a draw. But it will never appeal to those who like the chairlifts, restaurants and creature comforts of a European or American mega-resort. In Bamiyan, if you want to get to the top of slope you have to propel yourself, using Telemark skis where the ankle is free to move up and down and synthetic skins are attached to the bottom. "We hope that people in Europe and the US will put it on their five-year wish list,"Dear says.

• Posted by Reza
• Published: Jun 21, 2011

"The PRTs in Panjsher and Bamyan relatively small ones; however very successful, will definitely not disappear or be dissolved in the near future," Gen. Blotz said. "They will, say, transition and develop themselves, but will of course make sure that all gains achieved are not in jeopardy because of transition."

• Posted by Reza
• Published: Jun 21, 2011

Band-e Amir National park in central Afghanistan (Bamiyan) is a true natural wonder that equals, if not surpasses, other national parks around the world.

• Posted by Reza
• Published: Apr 11, 2011

A natural stone arch has stood for millions of years in the highlands of Afghanistan. But it wasn’t until recently that WCS researchers stumbled upon the special structure. Spanning almost 211 feet across its base, the natural bridge now holds the title of the 12th largest of its kind. Sorry, Outlaw Arch in Utah’s Dinosaur National Monument, this pushes you to number 13.

• Posted by Reza
• Published: Apr 01, 2011

Ten years after the destruction of the Buddhas the future development of the Bamiyan Valley is discussed intensivly.

• Posted by gtoubekis
• Published: Mar 09, 2011

UNESCO will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the tragic destruction of the giant Buddha statues of Bamiyan with a forum on the event and a two-day experts’ meeting which will examine ways to preserve and present to the public the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley.

• Posted by gtoubekis
• Published: Mar 08, 2011

Well-balanced Usability & Annotation Complexity in Interactive Video Semantization

• Posted by mlottko
• Published: Feb 16, 2010

A short film. Taken in Bamiyan (some Band E Amir and Kabul) on a trip to Afghanistan in the summer of 2005. Film by Daniel Lohmann.

• Posted by daniellohmann
• Published: Nov 25, 2009