A new school was inaugurated in Bamyan Province with the help of aid from Japan. Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. 14/07/2010

New Zealand Army Maj. George Tweedy, walks with Bamyan Governor Habiba Sarobi on July 19 to a road sealing ceremony for a major section of the road connecting Bamyan Province to Kabul. 19/07/2010

Bamiyan locals express their support for Parliamentary candidate Abdurrahman Shahidani, just one of the many candidates for the September 18 'Wolesi Jirga' elections 2010. Bamyan, Afghanistan. 16/09/10.

A photo exhibition in the cave over the SALSAL Buddha’s in Bamiyan by 3rd Eye Photojournalism Center is opened today who had more then 300 visitors from official missions & people of Bamiyan. Afghanistan. 13/04/2009

The sex trade in Afghanistan is a hugely important affair, with young children and women being trafficked in and out of the country daily. Bamyan, Afghanistan, 07/02/2009

Pro-democracy activists have been camping out in Cairo, Alexandria and the canal city of Suez after mass nationwide rallies calling for political change. Alexandria, Egypt. 11th July 2011

Buzkashi literally translates to "goat grabbing". It is the national sport of Afghanistan. Historians believe that Buzkashi began with the Turkic-Mongol people, and is indigenously shared by people in Afghanistan. Bamyan, Afghanistan 02/08/2010

Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of ISAF/U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, talks with Dr. Ashraf Ghani, a senior Afghan adviser and head of the Afghan transition process prior to attending the capital city of Lashkar Gah. 19th July 2011

Fall is the season for weddings in Afghanistan. To celebrate these unions, northern villages compete in fierce buzkashi games. The official purpose of the game is to get the beheaded corpse of a goat into a hole dug into theground. Images taken 2011.