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Security guard in front of the 12th century Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Detail of decoration on minaret including Kufic inscription in turquoise glazed tiles, 12th century Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Detail of decoration on minaret including Kufic inscription in turquoise glazed tiles, 12th century Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Timurid decoration, main Iwan of the interior courtyard, Sufi shrine of Gazargah, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Detail of decoration on minaret dating from 12th century, including Kufic inscription in turquoise glazed tiles, Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Detail of the 12th century Minaret of Jam, including Kufic inscription in turquoise glazed tiles, Quasr Zarafshan in background, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Corridor off which monks' living quarters were carved in cave 2, Takht-I-Rusam (Rustam's throne), part of a Buddhist stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period 4th-5th century AD, Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Hajigak Pass, 12140ft (3700m), between Kabul and Bamiyan (southern route), Afghanistan, Asia
Buddhist stupa carved out of rock at Takht-I-Rustam (Rustam's throne) an early burial mound that contained relics of the Buddha, part of a stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period 4th-5th century AD, near Haibak,Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Empty niche in the cliff where one of the famous carved Buddhas once stood, destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, Bamiyan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bamiyan province, Afghanistan, Asia
The Friday Mosque (Masjet-e Jam), Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
Detail of the Friday Mosque (Masjet-e Jam), Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
Kuchie nomad camel train, between Chakhcharan and Jam, Afghanistan, Asia
Aimaq lady and children, Aimaq nomad camp, Pal-Kotal-i-Guk, between Chakhcharan and Jam, Afghanistan, Asia
Aimaq children, Aimaq nomad camp, Pal-Kotal-i-Guk, between Chakhcharan and Jam, Afghanistan, Asia
Aimaq people walking and riding donkeys entering village, Pal-Kotal-i-Guk, between Chakhcharan and Jam, Afghanistan, Asia
Aimaq nomad camp, Pal-Kotal-i-Guk, between Chakhcharan and Jam, Afghanistan, Asia
Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, dating from the 12th century, with Quasr Zarafshan in background, Ghor Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, dating from the 12th century, with Quasr Zarafshan in background, Ghor Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Detail of the minaret of the Friday Mosque (Masjet-e Jam), Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
The famous white pigeons, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
Family feeding the famous white pigeons, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
Band-i-Zulfiqar, the main lake at Band-E-Amir (Dam of the King), Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage, Afghanistan, Asia
The Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Detail of the 12th century Minaret of Jam at dawn, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Friday Mosque, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
Minaret supported by steel cables to prevent it from collapse, a project undertaken by UNESCO and local experts in 2003, The Mousallah Complex, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Caravanserai, Daulitiar, between Yakawlang and Chakhcharan, Afghanistan, Asia
Lady wearing a blue burqua outside the Friday Mosque (Masjet-e Jam), Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
Famous white pigeon sits below window, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
Lady in burqa feeding famous white pigeons at Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan, Asia
Detail of the hallway, Sufi shrine of Gazargah, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Detail of tilework on the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Tiling round blue window, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assissinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
Lady visiting a possible early 8th Century tomb of a 19th century AD saint behind mosque for blesssing for childbirth/sickness, No-Gonbad Mosque also known as Khoja Piada or Masjid-e Haji Piyada, Balkh, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East
Watchtower at ruins which were once the site of a tall standing Buddha in a niche, Kakrak valley, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Asia
Pai Mori Gorge, between Kabul and Bamiyan (the southern route), Bamiyan province, Afghanistan, Asia
Colourful horse cart, Maimana, Faryab Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Bamiyan (Bamian) Valley and Koh-i-Baba (Kuh-e-Baba) mountain range, Afghanistan, Asia
Tourists crossing log bridge, Kakrak valley, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Asia
Scenery between Herat and Maimana, Afghanistan, Asia
White marble mosque built by Shah Jahan, Gardens of Babur, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia
Men reading in front of the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Shrine at No-Gonbad Mosque (Mosque of Nine Cupolas) also known as Khoja Piada or Masjid-e Haji Piyada (Mosque of the Walking Pilgrim), dating from the 9th centruy AD, the earliest Islamic monument in the country, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
Tiling round shuttered windows, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assissinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
The 12th century Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Ladies wearing blue burqas outside the Friday Mosque (Masjet-e Jam), Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
Summer yurts in camp of Aimaq semi-nomads, between Chakhcharan and Jam, Pal-Kotal-i-Guk, Afghanistan, Asia
Military graveyard, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia
Band-i-Zulfiqar, the main lake at Band-E-Amir (Dam of the King), Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage, Afghanistan, Asia
Street scene alongside the Kabul river, Central Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia
Detail of tilework on the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Detail of tilework on the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
A man carrying a kettle walks past the Friday Mosque (Masjet-e Jam) (Masjid-e Jam) (Masjid-I-Jami), Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
View of Bamiyan showing cliffs with two empty niches where the famous carved Buddhas stood, since destroyed by the Taliban, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Afghanistan, Asia
Inside The Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but built in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305 AD, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
The Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
The Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Lady pilgrim in blue burqa sitting in doorway at Sufi shrine of Gazargah, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Mosque at the ruins of Takht-i-Pul, once an elite suburb of Balkh built by Amir Afzal Khan in 1855, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
Street scene in Bazaar, Central area, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia
Four of the six remaining minarets marking the corners of the long gone Madrassa built by the last Timurid ruler Sultan Husain Baiquara, within the Mousallah Complex of Gaur Shad's mausoleum, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
Shop keeper and boy in spice shop, bazaar, central Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia
The Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Inside the Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great but built in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305 AD, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
Girls selling bread on the street, Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan, Asia
Ruined citadel of Shahr-e-Gholgola (City of the Screaming) (City of Noise), destroyed by Genghis Khan in 1221 AD, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Asia
Inside the Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Bronze doors in the courtyard of Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Buddhist stupa carved out of rock at Takht-I-Rustam (Rustam's throne) an early burial mound that contained relics of the Buddha, part of a stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period 4th-5th century AD, near Haibak,Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Local man holds up the bread he sells, with friends, Maimana, Faryab Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Old city walls of Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia
Military graveyard, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia
Well inside the Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
The Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Qasr Zarafshan, to the north and overlooking the 12th century Minaret of Jam, Ghor (Ghur) (Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Poppy field between Daulitiar and Chakhcharan, Afghanistan, Asia
Local man, between Herat and Maimana, after Subzak Pass, Afghanistan, Asia
White marble mosque built by Shah Jahan, Gardens of Babur, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia
Timurid tilework on a tower of The Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Street boys stand amongst the famous white pigeons with the necklaces they sell to make a living, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
Laden donkeys, Pal-Kotal-i-Guk, between Chakhcharan and Jam, Afghanistan, Asia
Domed village, between Herat and Maimana, after Bala Murghah, Afghanistan, Asia
Corridor off which are monks' living quarters, Cave 2 of Buddhist caves in rock-carved stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period, Takht-I-Rustam (Rustam's Throne), near Haibak, Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Concrete barricade to stop suicide bombers outside Kabul Museum, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia
Friday Mosque (Masjet-eJam), laid out in 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin, on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, restoration started in 1943, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
View from the Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din) with the Friday Mosque (Masjet-eJam) in the background, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
Band-i-Zulfiqar, the main lake at Band-E-Amir (Dam of the King), Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage, Afghanistan, Asia
Pilgrims outside the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assissinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
Corridor off which monks' living quarters were carved in cave 2, Takht-I-Rusam (Rustam's throne), part of a Buddhist stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period 4th-5th century AD, Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Man walking up mountain road, between Herat and Maimana, after Subzak Pass, Afghanistan, Asia
Citadel, Bamiyan Shahr, Gholghola, Afghanistan, Asia
Street scene alongside the Kabul river, Central Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia
Tourist standing on rock cliff looking at Band-I-Zulfiqar the main lake, Band-E- Amir (Bandi-Amir) (Dam of the King) crater Lakes, Bamian province, Afghanistan, Asia
Shrine at No-Gonbad Mosque (Mosque of Nine Cupolas) also known as Khoja Piada or Masjid-e Haji Piyada (Mosque of the Walking Pilgrim), dating from the 9th centruy AD, the earliest Islamic monument in the country, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
New fountain in front of the Friday Mosque (Masjet-e Jam) (Masjid-e Jam) (Masjid-I-Jami), Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
Spice shop, Bazaar, Central Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia
The Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Man feeding the famous white pigeons, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia