Afghanistan.
Gardez
The capital of Afghanistan's Paktia Province, Gardez sits in a broad alpine valley surrounded by the Sulaiman Mountains, its name derived from the Middle Per…
Baghlan
This northern Afghan city set against the Hindu Kush foothills, Baghlan sits near the Kunduz River with a backdrop of upland terrain that reflects the region…
Fayzabad
Fayzabad, the provincial capital of Badakhshan in northeastern Afghanistan, sits alongside the Kokcha River in mountain terrain and serves as the main commer…
Gereshk
Town on the Helmand River in southern Afghanistan, Gereshk grew up around a fort on the river's east bank that tradition dates back roughly two thousand years.
Jalalabad
Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan, served as the winter capital of the Durrani Empire under Timur Shah and carries a long c…
Balkh
Once called "a noble city and a great seat of learning" by Marco Polo, Balkh is one of the ancient world's most layered cities — known to the Persians as Zar…
Khost
Khost is a city in mountain terrain in eastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Khost Province and the largest city in the southeastern part of the cou…
Istalif
Pottery production has defined Istalif for generations, making this historic town in Kabul Province's Koh Daman area one of Afghanistan's best-known craft ce…
Kabul
Afghanistan's capital since 1776, Kabul sits high in a narrow valley of the Hindu Kush mountains, bounded by the Kabul River.
Qala i Naw
The provincial capital of Badghis in northwestern Afghanistan, Qala i Naw sits on a broad plain near the Turkmenistan border and lies on the Afghanistan Ring…
Bamyan
The cliff-carved Buddhas of Bamyan — monumental figures dating to the 3rd–5th centuries CE and destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 — made this high-altitude cit…
Ghazni
This highland city in southeastern Afghanistan whose name derives from the Persian word for "treasure," Ghazni has drawn travelers and archaeologists for cen…
Naghlu
This large concrete gravity dam spans a dramatic rocky gorge in Afghanistan's arid upland country east of Kabul, holding back a broad blue reservoir — a stri…
Charikar
Charikar, the capital of Afghanistan's Parwan Province, sits at the gateway to the Panjshir Valley where the Shamali plains meet the Hindu Kush foothills, at…
Herat
Known in the Middle Ages as the Pearl of Khorasan, Herat is a large city in western Afghanistan whose Timurid-era glory is compared to Florence as a center o…
Sar-e Pul
Sar-e Pul, historically known as Anbar, is a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan whose most notable landmark is the Imam Yahya Shrine, located in the…
Taloqan
Taloqan is the provincial capital of Takhar in northeastern Afghanistan, a city-sized town set within sight of mountains and a short drive from water.
Bagram
Once the capital of the Kushan Empire in the first century AD, Bagram is an ancient Afghan town in Parwan Province whose position at the junction of the Ghor…
Kandahar
One of Afghanistan's oldest continuously settled cities, Kandahar was founded by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC as Alexandria Arachosia and later…
Hairatan
Hairatan is an Afghan port city on the Amu Darya river, where the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge — built in 1982 during the Soviet era — connects t…
Asadabad
A town in eastern Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountains, Asadabad sits at the confluence of the Pech and Kunar rivers, surrounded by ridgelines running along bo…
Zaranj
Zaranj, the provincial capital of Nimruz in southwestern Afghanistan, has a history stretching back over 2,500 years and served for 141 years as the capital…
Tarinkot
This small city set in the upland terrain of south-central Afghanistan, Tarinkot serves as a provincial capital where dry open fields, stone-walled orchards,…
Imam Sahib
Modest town in Kunduz Province, northern Afghanistan, Imam Sahib is the second most visited pilgrimage destination in the province after Mazar-i-Sharif, home…
Torkham
This busy Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing set in arid, rocky upland terrain, where a stone bridge, active vehicle traffic, and rugged mountain slopes co…
Andkhoy
This town in northwestern Afghanistan on the southern edge of the Karakum Desert, beside the Andkhoy River and within sight of the surrounding terrain.
Kunduz
Kunduz, in northern Afghanistan, was once the capital of the Hephthalite empire for around 110 years and today serves as the largest city in the country's no…
Maymana
The provincial capital of Faryab in northwestern Afghanistan, Maymana sits on the Maymana River with mountain views and a city centre that includes bazaars,…
Spin Boldak
Spin Boldak is a city in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, situated near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and linked by highway to Kandahar to the northwest and…
Shindand
Town in western Afghanistan set near water and within reach of upland terrain, offering a glimpse into everyday Afghan life in a region where few outsiders v…
Baraki Barak
A modest Afghan town set near water and within reach of upland country, offering a glimpse into everyday life in Logar Province for travelers passing through…
Khandud
This tiny Afghan town set among hills with a river close at hand, offering a remote Wakhan Corridor atmosphere for travelers drawn to rugged, frontier landsc…
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