Excerpt – While it is short on apres-ski and lifts, organisers are hopeful that adventurous travellers could have their interest piqued by Bamiyan’s dramatic beauty and the promise of wild, ungroomed runs.
Afghans are also taking an interest in the sport, including a handful of women from the more liberal Kabul, despite conservative social codes in the country under which many still wear the burqa in public.
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“The $US1.2 million ($A1.23 million) project to encourage skiing in the area was launched in 2008 by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) with the help of NZAID, the New Zealand government’s international aid agency.
via http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest – Earlier related: Afghan Buddha province hopes to attract skiers: 1.2 million dollar project launched by the Aga Khan Foundation
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