Second Touristic Winter Festival – Bamiyan
Bamiyan succeeded to host the Touristic Winter Festival for the second time in a row. The festival will welcome domestic and international tourists for one month. The festival is comprised of various...
View ArticleCommemorating 20 years since the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas
The empty niches of the two giant Buddhas in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan are a constant reminder of what the country lost in March, 20 years ago – a tragic event that was broadcast across the...
View ArticleBamiyan potato farmers appeal for help to store and sell their produce
Bamiyan potato farmers have called on the government to help develop and secure a stable market for their produce and to build more cold storage facilities for them. According to the farmers, a...
View ArticleIEA to preserve Bamiyan’s Buddha niches
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials have said that they will preserve the empty niches of the two giant Buddhas in Bamiyan. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th-century monumental statues –...
View ArticleBayat Foundation provides aid to needy people in Bamiyan
The Bayat Foundation distributed a large consignment of aid to hundreds of needy families in Bamiyan province this week as the organization’s winter aid campaign continues. The city of Bamiyan, famous...
View ArticleBamiyan once again hosts popular skiing contest
Bamiyan’s annual skiing contest was held on Friday in Khoshkak village and attracted over 100 athletes, including three foreign participants. The three foreigners were from France, the United States...
View ArticleBayat Foundation dispatches Ramazan aid packages to needy families in Bamiyan
Bayat Foundation on Monday distributed much needed food aid to hundreds of needy families in Bamiyan province in order to assist them through the holy month of Ramazan. Officials from the foundation...
View ArticleUNESCO resumes work to preserve Bamiyan heritage sites
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has resumed work on preserving heritage sites in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province. Through an Italian-funded project, UNESCO...
View ArticleBamiyan cave-dwellers to be moved to residential settlement
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said Tuesday that construction of a housing project has started, which when complete will be used to house the Bamiyan cave...
View ArticleLocal company secures contract to mine lead and zinc in Bamiyan
A mining contract for the extraction of lead and zinc in the province of Bamiyan has been signed between the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) and the Afghan Durrani Mine Extraction Company,...
View ArticleInterior minister travels to Bamiyan province
Acting Minister of Interior Sirajuddin Haqqani has traveled to Bamyian province as part of his provincial tour, the ministry said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Haqqani is expected to meet...
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