Afghanistan’s First National Park

22Apr09

I kid you not, from an article on the BBC.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8013017.stm

Quote:
“In the stillness of the high, thin air, the blue and turquoise waters are often like glass, perfectly reflecting the slopes around them, says the BBC’s Alan Johnston, who has visited Band-e-Amir.

However, this quietness may be occasionally punctured by the damaging local practice of fishing by blasting the lake waters with hand grenades, he adds. “