1225-440 - The barren hills of the Bamiyan valley in central Afghanistan appear to promise little, but snowmelt irrigates the fields, Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, Asia
1225-428 - The green of the irrigated fields contrasts with the arid hills above, a testament to farmers ingenuity in this dry landscape, Afghanistan, Asia
1225-129 - Mountainous Panjshir Valley which endures six-month winters during which temperatures can reach twenty degrees Celsius below zero, Afghanistan, Asia
1116-10699 - Large scaffolding for the emergency consolidation of the niche of the Small Buddha, destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 in Bamiyan, Bamian Province, Afghanistan
1116-10745 - The Islamic city of Shar e Gholgola at Bamiyan was destroyed by Genghis Khan in 1221. The ruins of the citadel are also known as the City of Sighs., Bamian Province, Afghanistan