BABUR’s Garden, on the slope of an arid mountain, is in flower again after years of desolation brought on by drought and war, an island of green in an Afghan capital oppressed by heat and dust.
Rehabilitated since 2002 by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, the Persian-style garden now offers more than 11 hectares (27 acres) of space – the largest park in the city – for people to relax.
And they are coming in droves, especially on Fridays, the weekly day off.
On the lawns and under shaded groves, families picnic, teens gather – boys on one side and girls on the other – and children play.
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Aga Khan Trust for Culture
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