The Taliban governor of Bamiyan in Afghanistan has been digging beneath the remains of the Bamiyan Buddhas in search of buried treasure. Afghan scholars are horrified by the news of further ...

Returning from work in the newly developed neighborhood of Shahre Naw, Zakiya Alemzada stopped at Bamiyan's old bazaar to buy bolani -- stir-fried flatbread stuffed with potato -- for her usual, late ...

Afghanistan established its fifth national park last year, the massive Bamyan Plateau Protected Area. The site is home to the Persian leopard and ibex, and serves as a key breeding ground for the ...

Four representatives from Afghanistan's central province of Bamyan were in Iran this week to talk to Afghan refugees about the situation in Afghanistan and facilitate their return to their homeland.

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 30 January 2004 Four representatives ...