No, it's not make-up, and it's not retouched. Her cheeks burned by the bitter cold, Marbet, a 7-year old Kyrgyz girl, just returned from gathering the yak herd in her camp, in the middle of winter. With an estimated 50% child mortality rate, life is harsh up at 14.000 feet in the Pamir mountains of Afghanistan. (Left) A goat is slaughtered at a wedding.
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