Buddhist caves found west of Afghanistan's Bamiyan

Buddhist caves found west of Afghanistan's Bamiyan

YAKAWLANG, Afghanistan - Takashi Irisawa, professor of Japan's Ryukoku University, checks one of Buddhist caves his team has found in a valley near Yakawlang, some 100 kilometers west of the Bamiyan archeological site on Oct. 14. Bamiyan had been considered to mark the western edge of the spread of Buddhist culture in pre-Islamic Afghanistan, but the discovery of the caves, believed to have been built around the eighth century, suggests there was a large-scale Buddhist cultural area west of Bamiyan.

Buddhist caves found west of Afghanistan's Bamiyan

Buddhist caves found west of Afghanistan's Bamiyan

YAKAWLANG, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Oct. 14 shows Buddhist caves found by a research team from Japan's Ryukoku University in a valley near Yakawlang, some 100 kilometers west of the Bamiyan archeological site. The team's members said on Oct. 30 that the existence of these Buddhist caves suggests there was a large-scale Buddhist cultural area west of Bamiyan.

China-built roads help facilitate travel in Afghanistan

STORY: China-built roads help facilitate travel in Afghanistan DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LOCATION: Kabul LENGTH: 00:03:06 CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent in Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): SAMIHULLAH, Resident of Jalalabad 3. various of Bamyan province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): FAZAL RABI WAILZAI, Deputy director of Nangarhar's public work directorate 5. various of Jalalabad-Kabul road 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD HADI, Resident in Yakawlang district 7. various of Bamyan province 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): ABDULLAH SARHADI, Bamyan's provincial governor STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent in Afghanistan "I'm now in central Afghanistan's Bamyan province. What's behind me is a road built by a Chinese construction firm. This road goes through a number of villages (connecting north Afghanistan's Samangan province with Bamyan province). The project improves the connectivity in the country and brings facilities for locals. Apart from

Buddhist caves found west of Afghanistan's Bamiyan

Buddhist caves found west of Afghanistan's Bamiyan

YAKAWLANG, Afghanistan - Takashi Irisawa, professor of Japan's Ryukoku University, checks one of Buddhist caves his team has found in a valley near Yakawlang, some 100 kilometers west of the Bamiyan archeological site on Oct. 14. Bamiyan had been considered to mark the western edge of the spread of Buddhist culture in pre-Islamic Afghanistan, but the discovery of the caves, believed to have been built around the eighth century, suggests there was a large-scale Buddhist cultural area west of Bamiyan. (Kyodo)

Buddhist caves found west of Afghanistan's Bamiyan

Buddhist caves found west of Afghanistan's Bamiyan

YAKAWLANG, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Oct. 14 shows Buddhist caves found by a research team from Japan's Ryukoku University in a valley near Yakawlang, some 100 kilometers west of the Bamiyan archeological site. The team's members said on Oct. 30 that the existence of these Buddhist caves suggests there was a large-scale Buddhist cultural area west of Bamiyan. (Kyodo)