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      <image:title>Photography - Bamyan — Landscapes &amp; Heritage</image:title>
      <image:caption>An aerial view of Shahr-e-Gholghola (Gholghola City), the historic hilltop ruins in the foreground, overlooking Bamyan’s rugged landscape, fertile fields and surrounding valley.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The small caves carved into the sandstone cliffs near the Buddhas of Bamyan. These historic cave dwellings and meditation spaces form part of the remarkable cultural landscape surrounding the monumental Buddha niches.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The monumental niche of the Great Buddha of Bamyan, carved into the sandstone cliffs centuries ago. Scaffolding inside the empty niche reflects ongoing conservation work at this UNESCO World Heritage Site, where the remains of the Buddhas bear witness to Afghanistan’s extraordinary Buddhist heritage.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A view across the Bamyan valley from the Bamyan Cultural Center (BCC) area, with cultivated fields and traditional settlements framed by the dramatic sandstone cliffs and the monumental niches of the Buddhas of Bamyan. The landscape reflects the region’s extraordinary blend of natural beauty, cultural heritage and everyday life in Afghanistan’s Central Highlands.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Around Nili, the capital of Daikundi Province, rock formations shape a rugged and distinctive landscape. Sculpted by time and the elements, these striking natural forms reveal the region’s geological character, where stone, sparse vegetation and the changing light create an almost otherworldly setting.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A woman walks along a dusty, sandy road while a child rides a donkey through the dry landscape of Daikundi. In this mountainous region, where distances are long and roads can be difficult, walking and donkeys remain part of everyday life, connecting people with their communities and the places they depend on.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The mountains of Daikundi rise in layers of ochre, rust and muted gold, their exposed rock revealing the region’s rich geological character. Known for its mineral resources, the province holds a landscape shaped by ancient geological processes, where dramatic ridgelines and deep valleys stretch towards the horizon.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wildflowers rise from the rocky ground of Ghor, their delicate pink blossoms bringing colour to the rugged mountain landscape. Against the green slopes and deep blue sky, they offer a glimpse of the region’s natural beauty and the quiet renewal that follows the changing seasons.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A boy transports water in a container balanced on a wheelbarrow through his village in Ghor. This everyday task reflects the practical challenges of accessing essential resources in rural communities, where water remains central to household life and well-being.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Schoolchildren gather for a lesson outdoors after flooding damaged their school building. With the classroom temporarily displaced into the open air, teaching continues despite the disruption — a testament to the determination of children and educators to keep learning alive in difficult circumstances.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A newly built yellow house stands among village homes in Ghor, where earlier shelters were destroyed by flooding. The rebuilding of homes is more than a physical recovery; it is an essential step towards restoring security, stability and the foundations of everyday family life.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The deep blue waters of Band-e Amir stretch towards the horizon, reflecting the surrounding cliffs in an almost perfect mirror. Under the clear Afghan sky, the lake’s vivid colours and stillness create a striking landscape of scale, light and tranquillity.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Seen from a footpath within Band-e Amir National Park, the lake appears in the distance, framed by rugged rock formations and the natural contours of the landscape. The path offers a closer encounter with this remarkable environment, where water, stone and open sky define the character of the highlands.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Photography - Winter — Silence in the Highlands</image:title>
      <image:caption>Boys make their way on foot alongside donkeys through snow, mud and ice in Afghanistan’s Central Highlands. In winter, journeys that are straightforward in warmer months become difficult and demanding, as frozen paths and snow-covered terrain shape everyday life in remote mountain communities.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Water freezes into towering curtains of ice as temperatures plunge to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius. The frozen waterfall captures the severity of winter in the Central Highlands, transforming flowing water into intricate formations of ice and revealing the extraordinary conditions endured by people living in the mountains.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Snow-covered peaks and deep valleys form a vast, silent winter landscape. Beneath the pale light, familiar mountain contours take on a different character — stark, remote and beautiful — offering a glimpse of the Central Highlands during its coldest season.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Seen from the air, Kabul unfolds as a vast urban landscape surrounded by mountains. Dense neighbourhoods, major roads and expanding built-up areas reveal the scale and complexity of Afghanistan’s capital, where the city meets the rugged terrain that defines its setting.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Snow blankets the mountain ranges of Afghanistan’s Central Highlands, tracing the ridgelines and filling the valleys with winter light. Viewed from above, the landscape reveals a striking pattern of white peaks and deep shadows, capturing the stillness and imposing scale of the highlands in the colder months.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Successive mountain ridges stretch towards the horizon, their steep slopes carved into intricate lines of ochre, rust and shadow. The aerial perspective reveals the immense scale and geological character of this remote landscape, where the mountains seem to continue without end.</image:caption>
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