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Visiting The Beautiful Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan

Visiting The Beautiful Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan Updated March 2025, Visiting The Beautiful Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan was originally published in August 2020 A newer province of Afghanistan, Panjshir Province was split off of Parwan Province in 2004. With jagged snowcapped peaks forming its boundaries, the Tajik stronghold of Panjshir Valley has remained one of Afghanistan’s most […]

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A Day Trip To Takht e Rustam, Afghanistan

Day Trip to Takht e Rustam & Samangan, Afghanistan Updated March 2025, Day Trip to Takht e Rustam & Samangan, Afghanistan was originally written in February 2019 Much of Afghanistan’s Buddhist past has been razed and built over as Islam spread over the land. The few that remained through the Islamization of Afghanistan didn’t survive the

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Herat Travel Guide + Photos

Herat Travel Guide + Photos Updated March 2025, Herat Travel Guide + Photos was originally written in July 2019 Herat is easily a highlight of any visit to Afghanistan boasting an impressive number of important and historical sites around the city. From dazzlingly tiled mosques to an ancient (though rebuilt) citadel, bazaars teeming with life, delicious

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Shahr e Zohak, Red City, Bamyan, Afghanistan
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Shahr e Zohak: Afghanistan’s Red City

Shahr e Zohak: Afghanistan’s Red City Updated March 2025, Shahr e Zohak, Afghanistan’s Red City was originally written in February 2019 Guarding the gates of Bamyan Valley where the Bamyan and Kalu Rivers converge sits Shahr e Zohak in its striking crimson grandeur. Estimates put the red city’s origins into the 6th century, built by

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Photos From The Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan

In Photos: Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan Updated March 2025, In Photos: Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan was originally written in January 2018 In September of 2017, I was finally able to make it across the border from Tajikistan and into the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan. With my time cut shorter than I would have liked to have spent in

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Lunar Landscapes & Lapis Lazuli Lakes Of Band e Amir, Afghanistan

The Lunar Landscapes & Lapis Lazuli Lakes Of Band e Amir, Afghanistan Updated February 2025, The Lunar Landscapes & Lapis Lazuli Lakes of Band e Amir, Afghanistan was originally written in January 2019 The brakes screeched as the Sakhi shifted to a halt. Suddenly, the glimmers of blue began popping through the settling dust around us.

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Ishkar & Ceramics in Istalif, Afghanistan 

Ishkar & Ceramics in Istalif, Afghanistan  Updated February 2025, Ishkar & Ceramics in Istalif, Afghanistan was originally published in December 2021 Clung to the Koh Daman Mountains, perched on the Shomali Plains, near the former Bagram Airbase, and less than an hour drive north of Kabul, Istalif had long been on my to-do list on

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How To Get An Afghanistan Visa

How to get an Afghanistan Visa Updated February 2025, How to Get an Afghanistan Visa was originally written in September 2017 Wanting to trek the Afghan Wakhan and meet the extremely isolated and traditional Wakhi and Kyrgyz people scattered throughout Afghanistan’s frontier panhandle or see the countless highlights, stunning sceneries and experience the warm Afghan hospitality

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Shahr e Gholghola, Gholghola, Bamyan, City of Screams, Ghorid, Central Afghanistan, Afghanistan
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Shahr e Gholghola: Afghanistan’s City Of Screams

Shahr e Gholghola, the City of Screams Updated January 2025, Shahr e Gholghola, the City of Screams was originally written in May 2019 Shahr e Gholghola was Bamyan’s last stand against the Mongols during the spring 1221 Siege of Bamyan. After the death of Mutukhan at the Ghorid fortress of Shahr e Zohak Genghis swiftly pushed

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A Simple Guide To Central Asia Visas

A Simple Guide to Central Asia Visas Updated January 2025, The Central Asia Visas Guide was originally written in January 2019 The red tape is finally losing its adherence and the bureaucracy is finally loosening (mostly). Getting visas to Central Asia is only getting easier by the day (cough, cough… except for you, Turkmenistan), with relaxed

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