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Afghanistan's Bamiyan province struggles to build tourism

Thursday is "Chinese night" at the Hotel Silk Road in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province.

Afghan count begins in tents

Election workers labored in tents by the light of battery-powered lanterns, counting ballots after a day of brisk voting Thursday.

Karzai's record patchy in calm province

Agajan has a message for Afghanistan's incumbent politicians. The turbaned, gap-toothed man may only be a humble shopkeeper, but on election day Agajan will exercise his right and vote against the president.

Oasis from the ruins: Afghanistan opens first national park

Most days it is easy to think God may have forgotten about Afghanistan, but there can be a day when you feel like you are in heaven.

First lady visits Afghanistan to recognize progress

First lady Laura Bush arrived in Afghanistan Sunday for a half-day visit meant to highlight the progress the nation has made since the fall of the Taliban.

First-ever oil paintings found in Afghanistan

Scientists have found what they described this week as the earliest oil paintings ever discovered.

Taliban-destroyed Buddhas may never be restored

At the foot of cliffs in central Afghanistan, about 5,000 fragments of what were once among the world's great artistic and religious treasures, the Buddhas of Bamiyan, sit in rudimentary shelters.

The new Afghan woman

Precious, ancient religious treasures in Bamiyan province were blown up by the Taliban regime in 2001. At that time in Afghanistan, women were second class citizens -- not seen and not heard.

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