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This morning.

Bamiyan, Hazarajat region, central Afghanistan.

Stumpy writes:

The ruins of the Shahr-e Gholghola citadel as seen from the air on approach to Bamiyan. Known as the ‘city of screams’ after it was sacked by Genghis Khan. Alcoves that used to house the Taliban-destroyed Buddha statues visible in left background (pix 3,4)….