The Aga Khan Foundation launched the programme in 2008, with Swiss brand Volkl providing equipment…
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By Paula Froelich for Newsweek At first glance, things in Kabul look promising. Emirates Air…
Writing the Guidebook on Ski Touring in Afghanistan Four years ago, Montana natives Laurie Ashley…
By ROD NORDLANDMARCH 8, 2014 via NYTimes.com BAMIAN, Afghanistan — It will be a long…
Excerpt: Naturally, some cultural missteps are inevitable, but the economic benefits tourism promises far outweigh…
After more than three decades of war, promoting tourism could seem like a tougher challenge…
The Afghan Ski Challenge is a freeride ski race, which takes place every March in…
Ten years ago, Bamian province had never had a hospital, a paved road, or a…
Excerpt: Bamiyan attracted thousands of foreigners every year until the Soviet invasion in 1979 plunged…
The Bamyan Ecotourism Programme, supported by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Information and Culture, the Bamyan provincial…
KOH-E-BABA MOUNTAINS — A gaggle of villagers deep in the mountains of central Afghanistan stared…
Afghanistan’s Uphill Racer, By ANDREA BRUCE Since Skiing Came to Afghanistan, It Has Been Pretty…
Bamiyan was once renowned for the famous Buddha statues, destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.…
Bamian in central Afghanistan has one of the most beautiful landscapes and natural settings in…
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