Afghanistan

where the roads are rough, the people are tougher, and the kites are flyin' high.

Afghanistan: where the only thing more plentiful than the opium poppies are the excuses for being late to work.

Afghanistan: where the Taliban may have lost, but the fashion for baggy pants and wispy beards is still going strong.

Buzkashi is the national sport, where players on horseback try to grab a goat carcass and score.

The Bamiyan Buddhas, carved into cliffs, were the tallest standing Buddha statues in the world before being destroyed.