A young Afghan ethnic Hazara child stands beside a wall 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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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
proud to be hazara and also proud to be pakistani hazara!
Really calm and beautiful! love them all