Items for sale at the gleaming Kabul City Center mall are well beyond the means of most Afghans. This posh facility, built with foreign capital and opened in 2005, is topped by a four-star luxury hotel owned by a Dubai interest.
Set apart by geography and beliefs, oppressed by the Taliban, the Hazara people could be Afghanistan's best hope. Learn all about these unique people in this National Geographic magazine feature story.
See a classic gallery of images from Petra, one of the seven wonders of the world, which is now at risk as more and more tourists flock to Jordan's ancient city of stone.
