Afghanistan’s War Rugs
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 9, 2021
Turkmen weavers in northern Afghanistan have been weaving rugs for thousands of years. This heavy textile, made for a wide variety of utilit...
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Afghanistan’s Last Buddhist Relics
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 16, 2018
It’s hard to believe that Afghanistan, a country torn by war and religious extremism, was once a peaceful Buddhist nation. Pilgrims from all...
The Buddhas of Bamiyan
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 17, 2017
On the cliff face of a sandstone mountain, visible from the ancient Silk Road near the town of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, are two massive voids...
The Minaret of Jam, Afghanistan
Kaushik Patowary
May 23, 2014
The Minaret of Jam is located in Afghanistan’s Shahrak district on the banks of Hari river at a place where it meets river Jam around 215 km...
The Deep Blue Lakes of Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 8, 2012
The name Afghanistan invokes images of a dry and arid country with mountainous terrain, endless desert, thorn bushes and mud houses. But at ...
Buzkashi: The Goat Dragging Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 26, 2011
Goat Dragging or Buzkashi is a popular Afghan sport played on horseback in central Asian countries such as Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikist...
