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Winter Expedition to the Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan, into the Pamir Mountains, to document the community of Afghan Kyrgyz. Expedition au Corridor du Wakhan, Afghanistan, jusqu'aux montagnes du Pamir, pour documenter la communauté des Kyrgyz Afghans.

The Kyrgyz of the Pamir Mountains in northern Afghanistan live at a high altitude where no crops grow. Survival depends on the animals that they milk, butcher, and barter. Yak herd.

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The Kyrgyz of the Pamir Mountains in northern Afghanistan live at a high altitude where no crops grow. Survival depends on the animals that they milk, butcher, and barter. Yak herd.