Festivalgoers on the lake in Bamiyan. The Silk Road festival takes place in Afghanistan's only national parkPhotograph: Joel van HoudtA donkey among the motorbikes parked next to the lakePhotograph: Joel van HoudtAn early evening concert in Bamiyan town during the fifth Silk Road festivalPhotograph: Joel van Houdt
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 HoudtA man jumps into the lake at BamiyanPhotograph: Joel van HoudtA cinema in Bamiyan Photograph: Joel van Houdt
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