An oasis amidst war, Afghan valley seeks to lure tourists to help it return to normalcy

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — There’s a new building in town, and it isn’t a military barracks or a hospital. It’s a Tourist Information Center.

Saving the past and the future: Afghans remove artifacts along with mines

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — On a rocky hillside in central Afghanistan, men in visored helmets and protective blue smocks gently scratch the earth for land mines — or shards of pottery from the sixth century.

Afghanistan: Where tourists go to relax?

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — There’s a new building in town, and it isn’t a military barracks or a hospital. It’s a Tourist Information Center.

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