After decades of false starts, Afghanistan is creating its first national park, Band-e-Amir, encompassing a sprawling swath of rugged land surrounding a series of deep blue lakes in the mountains west of Kabul. The lakes sit behind natural travertine dams.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/afghanistan-first-national-park
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/andrew-c-revkin
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-york-times-new-york
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-parks
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afghanistan