Hazarajat
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Hazarajat, also known as Hazaristan, is a mostly mountainous region in the central highlands of Afghanistan, among the Kuh-e Baba mountains in the western extremities of the Hindu Kush. It is the home
An AH-64 Apache helicopter shoots flares over a valley to support members of the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces during a firefight in Kajran district, Daykundi Province
Bamyan Province
Winters in central Afghanistan can be brutally cold with temperatures as low as −20 °C (−4.0 °F)
Statue of a bearded man with cap, probably Scythian, 3–4th century AD
Daikundi Province
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Daikundi is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It has a population of about 516,504, most of whom are peasants, traders, and shop owners.
Hazarajat
…who make up the majority of its population. Hazarajat denotes an ethnic and religious zone. Hazarajat is primarily made up of the provinces of Bamyan, Daikundi, Ghazni, large parts of Ghor, and Maidan Wardak, and small parts of Sar-e-Pol, Balkh, Samangan, Uruzgan, and Parwan. The most populous towns in Hazarajat…
The town of Nili, the provincial center of Daikundi
Eid al-Fitr in 2009