Afghan scenic highland province attracts more tourists amid sizzling summer heat

STORY: Afghan scenic highland province attracts more tourists amid sizzling summer heat DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: BAMYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in Bamyan, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HABIBULLAH MIRZAD, Afghan tourist 3. various of tourists in Bamyan, Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): ABDUL BASIR, Afghan tourist 5. various of tourists in Bamyan, Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD DEEN MOFLEH, Provincial head of tourism department of Bamyan 7. various of tourists and view of the Band-e-Amir in Bamyan STORYLINE: The picturesque Bamyan province has been striving to retain its status as Afghanistan's tourist hub, as hundreds of thousands of tourists visit Band-e-Amir in the province, a chain of six natural lakes elevated at nearly 3,000 meters above the sea level. Famous for its Buddhist culture and attractive landscape, the central province of Bamyan had been badly damaged during decades of war and civil strife. However, the

Court recognizes Afghan man as refugee in watershed decision

Court recognizes Afghan man as refugee in watershed decision

OSAKA, Japan - Abdul Basir, an Afghan asylum seeker, smiles at a news conference in Osaka on March 27 following the Osaka District Court ruling that recognized him as a refugee, overturning the justice minister's earlier decision that determined otherwise.

Court recognizes Afghan man as refugee in watershed decision

Court recognizes Afghan man as refugee in watershed decision

OSAKA, Japan - Abdul Basir, an Afghan asylum seeker, smiles at a news conference in Osaka on March 27 following the Osaka District Court ruling that recognized him as a refugee, overturning the justice minister's earlier decision that determined otherwise. (Kyodo)