Politics & Government
Commerce bustles along Bamiyan, Afghanistan's single paved thoroughfare. Word that Bamiyan may be among the first provinces to transition away from NATO's security blanket has caused tremors of unease, illustrating the challenge alliance leaders face in withdrawing even from Afghanistan's most peaceful areas. (Warren P. Strobel/MCT)
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Bamiyan province's mountains and lakes could draw tourists again--if Afghanistan finds peace. Word that Bamiyan may be among the first provinces to transition away from NATO's security blanket has caused tremors of unease, illustrating the challenge alliance leaders face in withdrawing even from Afghanistan's most peaceful areas. (Warren P. Strobel/MCT)
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KRT WORLD NEWS STORY SLUGGED: ATTACKS-ETHNICRIVALRY KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY PETER ANDREW BOSCH/MIAMI HERALD BAMIYAN, AFGHANISTAN -- Looking out of the caves at the sun rise, where about 200 mostly Hazara families live in caves next to the crumbled remains of two ancient stone Buddhas in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Monday, July 15, 2002. (MI) NC KD BL 2002 (Horiz.) (kn)
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A Soviet-era tank on the road to Bamiyan, Afghanistan, is a reminder of past conflicts in this now largely peaceful province. Word that Bamiyan may be among the first provinces to transition away from NATO's security blanket has caused tremors of unease, illustrating the challenge alliance leaders face in withdrawing even from Afghanistan's most peaceful areas. (Warren P. Strobel/MCT)
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Two men and a boy sit near an open-air market in Bamiyan, Afghanistan where cows and goats were for sale. Word that Bamiyan may be among the first provinces to transition away from NATO's security blanket has caused tremors of unease, illustrating the challenge alliance leaders face in withdrawing even from Afghanistan's most peaceful areas. (Warren P. Strobel/MCT)
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Bamiyan shopkeeper Hassan Ali says "the Taliban will come" if coalition forces pull out of Afghanistan too quickly. Word that Bamiyan may be among the first provinces to transition away from NATO's security blanket has caused tremors of unease, illustrating the challenge alliance leaders face in withdrawing even from Afghanistan's most peaceful areas. (Warren P. Strobel/MCT)
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