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January 11, 2024
Albany's Afghan Americans Help Afghan Refugees Resettle

Northern state’s capital region residents say they want to make the journey easier
January 11, 2024
Afghan Americans in New York’s Capital Help Afghan Refugees Resettle

In 2021, a group of Afghan Americans in Albany, New York opened a community center to help resettle newly arrived Afghans in the United States. Zafar Bamyani recently visited the site to see how their efforts are working, with Roshan Noorzi contributing. Aline Barros narrates the story.
September 13, 2023
Afghan Diplomat at UN Vows to Represent Afghan People First

Naseer Ahmad Faiq, who leads the mission, says that his team’s priorities are to represent the people of Afghanistan and help the humanitarian efforts in the countr
April 01, 2021
Afghan Women Pyrography Artists Challenge Male Counterparts in the Arts Industry

The art of pyrography, which involves burning designs into wood or leather, dates back centuries
January 25, 2021
Cave Dwellers in Afghanistan Struggle to Survive Winter

For hundreds of less fortunate families, the caves of Bamyan province are the only shelter they have; some 500 children live there as well
January 14, 2021
Iran’s Suggestion of Using Shiite Fighters in Afghanistan Seen as Risky

Allowing Fatemiyoun Brigade to fight terrorism in Afghanistan could incite more tension in conflict-ridden country, observers say
March 08, 2020
Thriving Afghan Poultry Farms Provide Food, Jobs

Private poultry farms in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province are thriving and meeting much of the local demand for chicken. Success has led the farmers to explore shipping poultry beyond the province, located west of Kabul. VOA’s Zafar Bamyani recently visited one of the farms and filed this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
February 06, 2020
Women Enter Afghanistan’s Male Dominated Restaurant Industry

Women are slowly moving into Afghanistan's male-dominated restaurant industry. And one entirely women-run restaurant in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province is attracting food lovers from the region.
February 06, 2020
Women Enter Afghanistan’s Male Dominated Restaurant Industry

Women are slowly moving into Afghanistan's male-dominated restaurant industry. And one entirely women-run restaurant in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province is attracting food lovers from the region. VOA’s Zafar Bamyani gives us a taste of the restaurant in this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard
December 27, 2019
Despite Presidential Decree, Afghan Hunters Chase Rare Birds for Profits

Environment and wildlife advocates in Afghanistan's central province of Bamyan are concerned about an increase in the hunting of exotic birds, in particular hawks. Bird traffickers sell them for little profit to traffickers in neighboring countries. VOA's Zafar Bamyani talked to hunters and local officials and filed this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
November 04, 2019
Women Drivers Hit the Road in Bamyan, Afghanistan

Dozens of women in Bamyan province of Afghanistan recently received their drivers’ licenses after taking driving tests monitored by local traffic police. VOA’s Zafar Bamyani has this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
November 02, 2019
Women Drivers Hit the Road in Bamyan, Afghanistan

Dozens of women in Bamyan province of Afghanistan recently received their drivers’ licenses after taking driving tests monitored by local traffic police. VOA’s Zafar Bamyani has this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
August 03, 2019
Woman Entrepreneur Building Business in Afghanistan

An Afghani female entrepreneur has built a small manufacturing company in the Central Bamyan province to produce shoes and bags for women, primarily by women. It's a modest business, but it's changing lives. Zafar Bamyani has more from Bamyan in this report narrated by Kevin Enochs.
August 03, 2019
Woman Entrepreneur Building Business in Afghanistan

An Afghani female entrepreneur has built a small manufacturing company in the central Bamyan province to produce shoes and bags for women, primarily by women. It's a modest business, but it's changing lives. Zafar Bamyani has more from Bamyan in this report narrated by Kevin Enochs.
October 16, 2018
Archeologists Search for Ancient City in Bamyan

A joint Afghan and French archeological team is getting closer to identifying what is believed to have been the ancient city of Gholgholah located in Central Afghanistan's mountainous Bamyan province. The archeological team is hoping to unearth proof of this ancient trading hub. VOA Afghan Service’s Zafar Bamyani has filed this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
July 01, 2018
Afghan Women Trained as Deminers

For the first time in Afghanistan, a group of 15 women in Bamyan province received demining training and learned techniques for defusing mines and explosive ammunitions. The graduates showed courage and a readiness to start their service. VOA's Zafar Bamyani spoke with several deminers and filed this report, narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
June 06, 2018
First Group of Afghan Female Deminers Being Trained

A group of Afghan female deminers is being trained in Bamyan province in central Afghanistan. Many civilian casualties in Afghanistan are attributed to explosive remnants of war and other improvised explosive devices. The Danish Demining Group pledges to train more women to help them clear their communities of remnants of war if the initiative is approved in the male-dominated country. Zafar Bamyani reports.
April 23, 2018
Afghan Female Student Runs Classroom from Ancient Cave

Getting an education seemed impossible for some displaced children in the mountainous Afghan province of Bamyan. They and their families live in caves that dot the cliffs around the city. Due to a lack of identity documents, they cannot attend school. But, as VOA's Zafar Bamyani discovered, a classroom has come to them. Faith Lapidus narrates his report.
January 10, 2018
IS Leaflets Threaten Residents in Restive Afghan Province

Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs refutes presence of IS in Ghazni province
April 01, 2016
Afghan Prisoner Sculpts Hillary Clinton from Stucco and Steel

‘Clinton has defended the values of human rights, freedom of speech, equal rights for humankind and freedom of religion … and that's why I love her,’ artist says

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