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A yak head inside Mullah Bachik's house. The animal died of an unknown sickness. When a yak dies or is killed in summer, it is eaten quickly so the meat doesn’t perish. Andemin camp.

From Ech Keli to Kyzyl Qorum.
Trekking with yak caravan through the Little Pamir where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.

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A yak head inside Mullah Bachik's house. The animal died of an unknown sickness. When a yak dies or is killed in summer, it is eaten quickly so the meat doesn’t perish. Andemin camp. <br />
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From Ech Keli to Kyzyl Qorum.<br />
Trekking with yak caravan through the Little Pamir where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.