Afghanistan Opens First National Park

By • on June 24, 2009

Afghanistan Opens First National Park

By Army Sgt. Sean C. Finch
Special to American Forces Press Service
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, June 24, 2009 – Gov. Habbiba Sarobi of Afghanistan’s Bamyan province hosted the grand opening for the country’s first national park June 18.

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Gov. Habbiba Sarobi of Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, Second Vice President of Afghanistan Kareem Khalili, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry cut the ribbon signifying the opening of Afghanistan’s first national park, June 18, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean Finch