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Japan supports road construction in Bamiyan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Reiichiro Takahashi (at microphone) gives a speech on May 20, 2012, during a groundbreaking ceremony for road construction in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, a project funded by Japan.

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Japan supports road construction in Bamiyan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Reiichiro Takahashi (2nd from R front) takes part in a ribbon-cutting on May 20, 2012, during a groundbreaking ceremony for road construction in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, a project funded by Japan.

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Afghan power transition

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - The Afghan flag (R) is raised higher than the flag of New Zealand (L) during a ceremony marking power transition from the International Security Assistance Force to local authorities in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, on July 17, 2011. The New Zealand forces are stationed in the area. Power transition is under way from the ISAF to the Afghan authorities.

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Rebuilding Buddha image in Afghanistan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2011, shows the damaged 38-meter-tall Buddha statue, which is under reconstruction in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Ten years have passed as of March 2011, since the Taliban destroyed it together with the larger 55-meter-tall Buddha statue.

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Rebuilding Buddha image in Afghanistan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2011, shows the destroyed 55-meter-tall Buddha statue, which is under reconstruction in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Ten years have passed as of March 2011, since the Taliban destroyed it together with another 38-meter-tall Buddha statue.

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Voting under way for presidential election in Afghanistan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - An election administration committee member (L) explains to a voter how to fill out a ballot paper for Afghanistan's presidential and provincial elections at a polling center on the outskirts of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan on Aug. 20.

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Voting under way for presidential election in Afghanistan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - A policeman restrains a voter as a quarrel breaks out in a voting queue for Afghanistan's presidential and provincial elections at a polling center on the outskirts of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan on Aug. 20.

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Voting under way in Afghanistan amid threats of violence

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - During Afghanistan's presidential election on Aug. 20, voters stand in line to enter a polling station set up in a girl's high school in Bamiyan province, central Afghanistan, while a police officer checks around to protect voters amid threats by Taliban militants to attack such stations to keep voters away.

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Voting under way in Afghanistan amid threats of violence

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - A male citizen casts a vote in Afghanistan's presidential election Aug. 20 at a polling center in Bamiyan province in central Afghanistan.

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German team discovers treasure inside Bamiyan Buddha

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - In this photo taken on Oct. 8, Bert Praxenthaler, an expert on renovation from the International Council on Monuments and Sites, points to a small hole that supported the right hand of one of two giant Buddha statues in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, where a great-sealed small jute bag for Buddha's soul has been discovered.

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Study meeting held in Bamiyan on preserving cultural assets

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - A newly established educational and cultural center in Bamiyan in central Afghanistan offers the first study meeting for Afghans on Nov. 24 on how to preserve cultural assets. Shigeo Aoki (C, back), a Japanese expert on preserving cultural assets, gives a lecture. The center, built with funds raised in Japan by a nongovernmental organization, opened in earlier this month.