RFBR08WP–The destroyed buildings of the old Bamiyan bazaar frame the empty niches where one of the famous Buddhas of Bamiyan once stood,
RF2KFDWDH–Hazara campaigners from Afghanistan protesting for independence & an end to their opression by the Taliban, Dam Square, Amsterdam, October 2022
RFBR08WD–A walled family compound sits below rocky hills, in the Hazarajat, Bamiyan
RM2B00N9C–Afghanistan: Vale of Bamiyan in 1979, with the larger of the two Bamiyan Buddhas left centre. Photo by Andrew Forbes. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft). Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs.
RFBR6B72–A Hazara family stands outside their home Bamiyan Valley
RMR1ENB5–Troglodyte Village With Laundry Drying In The Foreground Near Bamyan, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
RMBCNECP–West of the great Buddha niches in Afghanistan's Bamiyan, caves in the sandstone cliffs are home to poor families and refugees
RM2WDRHK1–Berlin, Germany - January 21, 2024 - Rally in front of The German Chancellery against 'genocide' and for women in Hazaristan, Afghanistan. (Photo by Markku Rainer Peltonen)
RMA0BC4R–0509 01 Band i Amir lakes Dam of the Amir central Afghanistan Hazarajat Asia Bandi Amir is situated at approximately 75 Km to th
RMR4MNP5–Band-e Amir National Park, Afghanistan
RM2C65E82–The Buddhas of Bamyan, Bamyan valley, Hazarajat region, central Afghanistan, seen here in the 19th century. The statues were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. From Monuments de Tous les Peuples, published 1843.
RMR31DNR–London, UK. 21st November, 2018. Members of the Hazara community, an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, protest opposite Downing Street against a lack of assistance from the Afghan government in the face of attacks by the Taliban and Islamic State. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News
RMHW0332–View of scaffolding attached to the base of a giant Buddha statue in Bamiyan, Hazarajat, Afghanistan, November, 1975. An Afghani man leads a donkey carrying a veiled woman in a burka past the Buddha's enormous niche.
RMCR2JF5–Afghanistan Bamiyan, Empty niche where one of the famous carved Buddhas once stood destroyed by the Taliban at 2001
RFPW82JR–1978, Buddha statue before being destroyed by Taliban, Afghanistan
RMCRW706–The Buddhas of Bamiyan the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan before the Soviet Invasion. 1977
RF2KFDWE5–Hazara campaigners from Afghanistan protesting for independence & an end to their opression by the Taliban, Dam Square, Amsterdam, October 2022
RMBRC68N–Old man in Afghanistan
RM2B00N9A–Afghanistan: Bamiyan Buddha in 1979. Photo by Andrew Forbes. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft). Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw, coated with stucco.
RFBR6B6W–A Hazara family stand outside their home Bamiyan Valley
RMR1ENAJ–Entrance Gate To The Bamyan Valley With Police Check Point, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
RFBR08WG–The destroyed buildings of the old Bamiyan bazaar frame the empty niches where one of the famous Buddhas of Bamiyan once stood,
RMR1ENCC–Remains Of Fortified Tower On A Hill With Leafless Trees In The Foreground Near Bamyan In Winter, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
RMBCNEG7–West of the great Buddha niches in Bamiyan's sandstone cliffs, Afghanistan, jutting crags provide homes to families and refugees
RM2WDRGWX–Berlin, Germany - January 21, 2024 - Rally in front of The German Chancellery against 'genocide' and for women in Hazaristan, Afghanistan. (Photo by Markku Rainer Peltonen)
RMR4MNMN–Band-e Amir National Park, Afghanistan
RMR31DNN–London, UK. 21st November, 2018. Members of the Hazara community, an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, protest opposite Downing Street against a lack of assistance from the Afghan government in the face of attacks by the Taliban and Islamic State. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News
RMA491BC–Shahr I Zohak The Red City Bamiyan Afghanistan
RMHW02W7–View of ancient caves cut into the hillside at Bamiyan, in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, November, 1975.
RMBRC944–Buddha carvings in rocks, Bamiyan Afghanistan
RMCRW6WD–The Buddhas of Bamiyan the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan before the Soviet Invasion. foot tourist
RF2KFDWDK–Hazara campaigners from Afghanistan protesting for independence & an end to their opression by the Taliban, Dam Square, Amsterdam, October 2022
RMG0M1HR–View across the Koh-i-Baba from within the ear of one of the two monumental standing Buddhas, Bamiyan, Afghanistan in 1974, before the destruction of the Buddha statues by the Taliban regime
RM2B00N97–Afghanistan: Bamiyan Buddha in 1979. Photo by Andrew Forbes. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft). Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw, coated with stucco.
RFBR6B6G–Women carry water past caves carved into a cliff Bamiyan Valley
RMR1ENE6–Villager Carrying Water Jerrycans On A Donkey At Sunset, With Trees And Dry Brown Mountains In The Background, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
RFBR6B6M–A child passes ruined buildings in the old Bamiyan bazaar
RMBCNFEK–Every red sandstone clifftop, this one near Bamiyan, seems to tell a story even the 'castle' is an act of nature
RFBR08WX–A passageway leads to the niche where one of the Bamiyan buddhas once stood
RM2WDRH7K–Berlin, Germany - January 21, 2024 - Rally in front of The German Chancellery against 'genocide' and for women in Hazaristan, Afghanistan. (Photo by Markku Rainer Peltonen)
RFBR08XD–Irrigation canals wind through fields and trees of the Kakrak Valley, Bamiyan
RMR4MNXW–Band-e Amir National Park, Afghanistan
RFBR08WY–Women carry water past graves, near the old ruined bazaar of Bamiyan
RMR31DTM–London, UK. 21st November, 2018. Members of the Hazara community, an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, protest opposite Downing Street against a lack of assistance from the Afghan government in the face of attacks by the Taliban and Islamic State. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News
RFBR08W9–Dry field show the lack of rain near Shebar Pass, Bamiyan Province
RMB229M1–Detail of paintings at the large Buddha statue at Bamiyan Afghanistan This statue and paintings were destroyed by the Taliban
RFBR08X5–A farmer and donkey loaded with forage walk toward the setting sun, Bamiyan
RF2KFDWKK–Hazara campaigners from Afghanistan protesting for independence & an end to their opression by the Taliban, Dam Square, Amsterdam, October 2022
RFBR6B7A–Male guests sit below a portrait of a girl at a tea house in Bamiyan
RM2B00N99–Afghanistan: Bamiyan Buddha in 1979. Photo by Andrew Forbes. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft). Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw, coated with stucco.
RFBR08X9–Ancient stone tower sits above a field in Kakrak Valley, Bamiyan
RM2B017M2–Afghanistan: The Great Buddha at Bamiyan, photographed by Robert Byron (26 Febraury 1905 - 24 February 1941) in 1934 and destroyed by Taliban zealots in 2001. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 m (8,202 ft). Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs.
RFBR08X3–Dust swirls amongst the ruined buildings of the old Bamiyan bazaar
RMR1ENCR–Villager Driving Motorcycle On Asphalt Road From Bamyan To Band-e Amir National Park, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
RFBR08XF–Round stone towers rise over the cliffs which once housed a famous Buddha and Buddhist monastary complex, Bamiyan Valley
RMR1ENB1–2 Ladies Wearing Blue Burqa Walking On Road Entering The Bamyan Valley With A Shrine And Mountains In The Background, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
RMBCNEK1–Vast niche in Bamiyan's sandstone cliffs; until 2001 it held the Big Buddha, one of two giant figures the Taliban destroyed
RM2WDRHCG–Berlin, Germany - January 21, 2024 - Rally in front of The German Chancellery against 'genocide' and for women in Hazaristan, Afghanistan. (Photo by Markku Rainer Peltonen)
RM2B00N9J–Afghanistan: Bamiyan Buddha cave in 2005 after destruction of Buddha image by Taliban in 2001. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft). Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs.
RMR4MP1A–Band-e Amir National Park, Afghanistan
RM2B01D1M–Afghanistan: The Buddhas of Bamiyan as represented by Iwan Lawrowitsch Jaworski (fl. 1870s-1880s), c. 1885. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan. Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw. They were intentionally dynamited and destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban, declared as 'idols'
RMR31DRX–London, UK. 21st November, 2018. Members of the Hazara community, an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, protest opposite Downing Street against a lack of assistance from the Afghan government in the face of attacks by the Taliban and Islamic State. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News
RMHPNBKH–View of Western tourists posing before the massive height of the smaller giant Buddha, known as Shamama, in Bamiyan, Hazarajat region, central Afghanistan, November, 1975.
RMB228M0–Detail of paintings at the small Buddha statue at Bamiyan Afghanistan This statue and paintings were destroyed by the Taliban
RF2KFDWET–Hazara campaigners from Afghanistan protesting for independence & an end to their opression by the Taliban, Dam Square, Amsterdam, October 2022
RMCRW714–The Buddhas of Bamiyan the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan before the Soviet Invasion. overall landscape mountains
RFBR08WF–The Bamiyan river glows in dawn light in the Bamiyan Valley
RMR1ENBF–View Of Bamyan Valley In Winter With Snow-Capped Mountains In The Background, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
RFBR6B79–A visitor explores ruins of an ancient Buddhist site in Kakrak Valley Bamiyan
RMBCENG8–The empty niche in Bamiyan cliffs which, until 2001, held the Big Buddha, 55-m high, still dominates the peaceful valley below
RFBR08X0–Ruined buildings of the town of Bamiyan and irrigated fields stretch below dry hills in the Bamiyan valley
RM2WDRHHF–Berlin, Germany - January 21, 2024 - Rally in front of The German Chancellery against 'genocide' and for women in Hazaristan, Afghanistan. (Photo by Markku Rainer Peltonen)
RMBCEMXH–A Hazara shepherd grazes his sheep on highlands in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province
RFBR08YG–Dawn light reflects off the Bamiyan river in the Bamiyan Valley, the Hazarajat, Afghanistan.
RMBCENCE–The empty niche in Bamiyan cliffs which, until 2001, held the Big Buddha, 55-m high, still dominates the peaceful valley below
RMR4MP7M–Scenery of Band-e-Amir lake in Afghanistan
RMR31DT9–London, UK. 21st November, 2018. Members of the Hazara community, an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, protest opposite Downing Street against a lack of assistance from the Afghan government in the face of attacks by the Taliban and Islamic State. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News
RFBR6B9B–Striking Mongol features distinguish the face of a Hazara man who lives in the ruins of the Qala-i-Dokthar (Daughter's Castle)
RMB228YT–Detail of paintings at the large Buddha statue at Bamiyan Afghanistan This statue and paintings were destroyed by the Taliban
RFBR0900–A cow lives below the ruins of the Qala-i-Dokthar (Daughter's Castle) or Saidabad, outside of the town of Bamiyan, Afghanistan
RMHW02X2–Aerial view of the cliffs lining the valley town of Bamiyan, in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, November, 1975.
RMCRW6YD–The Buddhas of Bamiyan the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan before the Soviet Invasion. overall landscape mountains
RMR1ENC7–Ruins Of Ancient Gholghola City On A Hill, Bamyan, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
RMR1END0–Village Near Band-e Amir Lake With Frozen Water And Mountains In The Background, Band-e Amir National Park, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
RMR1ENAN–Buddha Cave In Cliff Where 4th & 5th Century Male Buddha Statue Was Destroyed By The Taliban In 2001, Bamyan, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
RMBCEN9T–Two vast empty niches, left and right, in Bamiyan cliffs, held 6th-century giant Buddhas destroyed by the Taliban in 2001
RMR3MBW7–Lake Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan
RMR31DP2–London, UK. 21st November, 2018. Members of the Hazara community, an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, protest opposite Downing Street against a lack of assistance from the Afghan government in the face of attacks by the Taliban and Islamic State. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News
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