AfghanistanAfghanistan

After the TalibanAfter the Taliban

افغانستان اسالمی جمهوری

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Soviet troops withdrawing from Afghanistan in Soviet troops withdrawing from Afghanistan in

1988.1988.

Two monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley of central AfghanistanBuilt during the sixth century, the statues were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs. They were destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban.

Buddhas of Buddhas of BamyanBamyan

US Army in Kunar ProvinceUS Army in Kunar Province

American involvementAmerican involvement

Girls in Kabul, wearing their traditional clothes, sing at a Girls in Kabul, wearing their traditional clothes, sing at a celebration of International Women's Day in 2002.celebration of International Women's Day in 2002.

Afghan governmentAfghan governmentHamad KarzaiHamad Karzai

The historic Blue Mosque in Mazari Sharif The historic Blue Mosque in Mazari Sharif

Female students at Kabul University.

It was completed in 2077It was completed in 2077

Afghanistan-Tajikistan Afghanistan-Tajikistan BridgeBridge

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