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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Afghanistan's Silk Road festival – in pictures

Silk Road Festival: The Band-e Amir (lake)
Festivalgoers on the lake in Bamiyan. The Silk Road festival takes place in Afghanistan's only national park Photograph: Joel van Houdt
Silk Road Festival: A donkey among the motorbikes parked next to the Band-e Amir (lake)
A donkey among the motorbikes parked next to the lake Photograph: Joel van Houdt
Silk Road Festival: An early evening concert in Bamiyan (city) during the 5th Silk Road Festiva
An early evening concert in Bamiyan town during the fifth Silk Road festival Photograph: Joel van Houdt
Silk Road Festival: The Buzkashi winner with his team's trophy, near Yakawlang, during the 5th
The buzkashi winner with his team's trophy, near Yakawlang. Buzkashi is a game a little like polo but with no boundaries and with a dead goat instead of a ball Photograph: Joel van Houdt
Silk Road Festival: A man jumps into the Band-e Amir (lake)
A man jumps into the lake at Bamiyan Photograph: Joel van Houdt
Silk Road Festival: A cinema in Bamiyan
A cinema in Bamiyan Photograph: Joel van Houdt
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