Views of Afghanistan

Buddhas of Bamiyan, dating back to 1st century pre-Islamic Afghanistan, were the largest Buddha statues in the world. They were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 calling them "Un-Islamic". Photo by Hadi Zaheer

Kabul, Afghanistan June 13, 2002 - Delegates to Afghanistan's Loya Jirga, or Grand Council, applaud and cheer after hearing the news that Interim Authority Chairman Hamid Karzai has been elected as the country's president for up to the next two years. (Source: the U.S. State Department)

Afghan Currency

Afghanistan was once a world-renowned producer of cotton. Here Turkish President Celal Bayar and King Zahir inspect the produce of Khan Nasher's Spinzar Cotton Company in 1966
Copyright (C) 1965 The Spinzar Company.

Buddhas of Bamiyan - Statue of Buddah (1976)
Marco Bonavoglia

Ghazni-Minaret
Photo in July 2001 by bluuurgh

A car drives past the Blue Mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan.
Photo by Pfc. Jeremy W. Guthrie, 314th Press Camp Headquarters, USA, March 2002