Bamiyan is one of the most attractive parts of Afghanistan, famed for its wall paintings, brightly-painted caves, lush valleys and clear lakes. It is located on the Silk Road, the historic trade route ...

The National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, Japan, has begun conservation work on the mural paintings in the Buddhist caves as well as the preparation ... of all safeguarding ...

A Hazara Afghan family looks on in front of their cave in the old city of Bamiyan, some 200km from Kabul. - AFP Bamiyan - The ancient caves lining the Bamiyan valley in central Afghanistan were ...