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Secret valley, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan - 2008, 2011, 2012

139 images Created 25 Mar 2013

Compilations of some of my walks through the Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan.

Wakhi people are split between Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan and China. They are Ismaili, their spiritual leader is the Aga Khan. Unlike the nomadic Kyrgyz living in the high elevation of the Wakhan, Wakhi people live in the valleys and are sedentary.
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  • Women fetching water..Wakhis outside in Sarhad, the first village coming down from the Little Pamir.
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  • Inside a Wakhi house, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan.
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  • Relatives of the groom, at the bride's house in Khandut. Wedding celebration of Dodé Khuda..Wakhi wedding ceremonies usually takes place in the winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz.
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  • Invited party come by horse. Wedding celebration of Dodé Khuda, at Safar Boi house, in Tchehel-Kand village..Wakhi wedding ceremonies usually takes place in the winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz.
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  • Mountains near Sarhad, the first village coming down from the Little Pamir.
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  • Portrait of Alowat. Groom's house. In Imit (just past Khandut), wedding celebration of Tawakal Shoh with famous singer/dancer named Alowat..Wakhi wedding ceremonies only takes place in the winter months.
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  • Wakhi men and women inside a typical Wakhi house, belonging to Qatch Baig. Light comes from an opening in the roof. Sarhad village.
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_507.jpg
  • Groom's house. Wedding celebration of Dodé Khuda, at Safar Boi house, in Tchehel-Kand village..Wakhi wedding ceremonies usually takes place in the winter months.
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_516.jpg
  • Groom's house. In Imit (just past Khandut), wedding celebration of Tawakal Shoh with famous singer/dancer named Alowat..Wakhi wedding ceremonies only takes place in the winter months.
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_531.jpg
  • Groom's house. In Imit (just past Khandut), wedding celebration of Tawakal Shoh with famous singer/dancer named Alowat..Wakhi wedding ceremonies only takes place in the winter months.
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_538.jpg
  • Sardar Khan, protecting himself from the cold..Family relatives of Pir Shah Ismail in Qala-e Pinja.
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  • Wakhis on their way to a wedding on horseback, below a 4000m mountain scree. Donkeys at the bottom of an immense scree.
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  • Pir Shah Ismail is the spiritual leader of Wakhis in the Wakhan Corridor. He lives in Qala-e-Pinja. Visiting the ruins of the old fort.
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  • Ajar (sister). One family..Many Wakhis are blue eyed. Some say descendant of Alexander the Great.
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  • Sardar Khan and Khan Jon (Mookie)..Family relatives of Pir Shah Ismail in Qala-e Pinja.
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  • Young married couple in Tchelekand village, inhabited by Wakhis people. ..Driving down from Sarhad village, end of the road in the Wakhan corridor, to Ishkashim town, on the Tajikistan border.
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  • Wakhi women cooking in a house in Sarhad village, inhabited by Wakhis people. It is the end of the jeepable road in the Wakhan corridor, and the beginning of the trek up to the Little Pamir where the Afghan Kyrgyz live.
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  • Wakhi traveling on horse back through teh Wakhan Corridor, near Qala-e Pinja.
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  • Night shot, Langar. With Djamshed Pamiri and a yak caravan at rest...In and around Sarhad village, the end of the road in the Wakhan Corridor.
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  • The Wakhan river, tributary of the Amu Darya river..Flight with Kodiak plane from Kabul to Kret village (Wakhan Corridor), over the Panshir valley.
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  • A truck bringing goods to the Wakhan corridor, got stuck in the ice on the Wakhan river..Drive from Kret village to Sarhad village, end of the road in the Wakhan Corridor.
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  • A Wakhi teenager gathering woods several hours away from his village. Deforestation. Between Zardibar and Sarhad village, end of expedition...Trekking back down from the Little Pamir, with yak caravan, over the frozen Wakhan river.
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  • Lola and Kossim, boy who can speak some english, after wahsing cloth at Sarhad village, the end of the road in the Wakhan Corridor.
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  • Trees and bushes, in Kret village, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan.
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  • School book. Going to school, in Kret village, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan.
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  • Wakhis outside in Sarhad, the first village coming down from the Little Pamir. .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Wakhis outside in Sarhad, the first village coming down from the Little Pamir. .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Bringing tea into the guest room..Wakhis outside in Sarhad, the first village coming down from the Little Pamir. .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Ruin in Khandud town, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan.
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  • A filed of Colza, also known as rapeseed, in the village of Sarhad...In Sarhad village, inhabited by Wakhis people. It is the end of the jeepable road in the Wakhan corridor, and the beginning of the trek up to the Little Pamir where the Afghan Kyrgyz live.
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  • The view over Kabul, capital of Afghanistan...Flight with Kodiak plane from Kabul to Kret village (Wakhan Corridor), over the Panshir valley.
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  • The view over Kabul, capital of Afghanistan...Flight with Kodiak plane from Kabul to Kret village (Wakhan Corridor), over the Panshir valley.
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  • The view around Kabul, capital of Afghanistan...Flight with Kodiak plane from Kabul to Kret village (Wakhan Corridor), over the Panshir valley.
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  • Flight with Kodiak plane from Kabul to Kret village (Wakhan Corridor), over the Panshir valley.
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  • An overview of the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan. ..Flight with Kodiak plane from Kabul to Kret village (Wakhan Corridor), over the Panshir valley.
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  • A side valley to the Wakhan Corridor...Flight with Kodiak plane from Kabul to Kret village (Wakhan Corridor), over the Panshir valley.
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  • A side valley to the Wakhan Corridor...Flight with Kodiak plane from Kabul to Kret village (Wakhan Corridor), over the Panshir valley.
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  • Karl Marx Peak rises to 6,723 m (22,057 ft) in the Shakhdara Range in Pamir Mountains, in the south-west of Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (eastern part of Ishkashim district), just north of the Panj River and the Afghanistan border...Flight with Kodiak plane from Kabul to Kret village (Wakhan Corridor), over the Panshir valley.
    98_Afghanistan_Wakhan_007_IMG_3056.jpg
  • An overview of the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan. ..Flight with Kodiak plane from Kabul to Kret village (Wakhan Corridor), over the Panshir valley.
    98_Afghanistan_Wakhan_009_IMG_3064.jpg
  • An overview of the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan. ..Flight with Kodiak plane from Kabul to Kret village (Wakhan Corridor), over the Panshir valley.
    98_Afghanistan_Wakhan_010_IMG_3078.jpg
  • The Wakhan river, tributary of the Amu Darya river..Flight with Kodiak plane from Kabul to Kret village (Wakhan Corridor), over the Panshir valley.
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  • A Wakhi boy..Inside Wakhi houselhold (local ethinc group), in Sarhad village, end of the road in the Wakhan Corridor.
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  • Wakhi family..Inside Wakhi houselhold (local ethinc group), in Sarhad village, end of the road in the Wakhan Corridor.
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  • A Wakhi boy with green eyes..Leaving Sarhad village (end of the road in the Wakhan Corridor), to trek up to the Little Pamir with yak caravan over the frozen Wakhan river.
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  • Electric poles in Sarhad village..Trekking back down from the Little Pamir, with yak caravan, over the frozen Wakhan river.
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  • The village of Sarhad, the last Wakhi village in the Wakhan corridor...Trekking back down from the Little Pamir, with yak caravan, over the frozen Wakhan river.
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  • Djamshed Pamiri just got a haircut. Sarhad village, the end of the road in the Wakhan Corridor.
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  • Djamshed Pamiri just got a haircut. Sarhad village, the end of the road in the Wakhan Corridor.
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  • View of Pakistan and the Hindukush range from Sarhad village.
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  • Wakhi women bringing cloth for cleaning, at  Sarhad village, the end of the road in the Wakhan Corridor.
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  • Night exposure, Langar. With Djamshed Pamiri. .Sarhad village, the end of the road in the Wakhan Corridor.
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  • Night exposure, Langar. With Djamshed Pamiri. .Sarhad village, the end of the road in the Wakhan Corridor.
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  • Night exposure, Langar. With Djamshed Pamiri. .Sarhad village, the end of the road in the Wakhan Corridor.
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  • Detail of a rope tied to a tree. Sarhad village, the end of the road in the Wakhan Corridor.
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  • Cleaning the airfield of snow so our plane can land..In Kret village waiting for a flight back to Kabul.
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  • Trees and bushes, in Kret village, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan.
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  • Going to school, in Kret village, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan.
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  • Border guards at the Tajik/Afghan border, where most of the opium and heroin found in Western countries goes through. On the road to the end of the Wakhan Corridor.Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Border guards at the Tajik/Afghan border, where most of the opium and heroin found in Western countries goes through. On the road to the end of the Wakhan Corridor.Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Visit of a rehab center for opium addict in Khandud. Portrait of the Aga Khan..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Visit of a rehab center for opium addict in Khandud. Portraits of patients, all Wakhis. Afghanistan
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  • Visit of a rehab center for opium addict in Khandud. Portraits of patients, all Wakhis..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_22.jpg
  • Visit of a rehab center for opium addict in Khandud. Portraits of patients, all Wakhis..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_23.jpg
  • Visit of a rehab center for opium addict in Khandud. Portraits of patients, all Wakhis..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_25.jpg
  • On the road to the end of the Wakhan Corridor..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_26.jpg
  • On the road to the end of the Wakhan Corridor..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_28.jpg
  • On the road to the end of the Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • On the road to the end of the Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_30.jpg
  • Arriving in Sarhad..Trekking with yak herder Mohammad and Malang down the frozen Wakhan River, the only way up and down to the Little Pamir..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Young Wakhi with his father's suit for warmth..Wakhis outside in Sarhad, the first village coming down from the Little Pamir. .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Niaz Ali, secretary of Abdul Rashid Khan, in the Pamir since 22 years. Doing thread with yak hair..Wakhis outside in Sarhad, the first village coming down from the Little Pamir. .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_500.jpg
  • Wakhis on their way to a wedding on horseback, below a 4000m mountain scree..Near Sarhad, the first village coming down from the Little Pamir. .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_502.jpg
  • Wakhi men and women inside a typical Wakhi house, belonging to Qatch Baig. Light comes from an opening in the roof. Sarhad village..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Wakhi men and women inside a typical Wakhi house, belonging to Qatch Baig. Light comes from an opening in the roof. Sarhad village..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_508.jpg
  • Groom's house. Wedding celebration of Dodé Khuda, at Safar Boi house, in Tchehel-Kand village..Wakhi wedding ceremonies usually takes place in the winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_512.jpg
  • Groom's house. Wedding celebration of Dodé Khuda, at Safar Boi house, in Tchehel-Kand village..Wakhi wedding ceremonies usually takes place in the winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_515.jpg
  • Portrait of Dodé Khuda. Flour has been thrown on his coat, a Wakhi tradition, for the couple prosperity. Wedding celebration of Dodé Khuda, at Safar Boi house, in Tchehel-Kand village..Wakhi wedding ceremonies usually takes place in the winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_518.jpg
  • Portrait of Dodé Khuda. Flour has been thrown on his coat, a Wakhi tradition, for the couple prosperity. Wedding celebration of Dodé Khuda, at Safar Boi house, in Tchehel-Kand village..Wakhi wedding ceremonies usually takes place in the winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Left to Right: Shogun Baig (is best man), Dodé Khuda, mother (Sabik), father (Ghalum), family cow..Wedding celebration of Dodé Khuda, at Safar Boi house, in Tchehel-Kand village..Wakhi wedding ceremonies usually takes place in the winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_521.jpg
  • Relatives of the groom, at the bride's house in Khandut. Wedding celebration of Dodé Khuda..Wakhi wedding ceremonies usually takes place in the winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_524.jpg
  • Groom's house. In Imit (just past Khandut), wedding celebration of Tawakal Shoh with famous singer/dancer named Alowat..Wakhi wedding ceremonies only takes place in teh winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_526.jpg
  • Groom's house. In Imit (just past Khandut), wedding celebration of Tawakal Shoh with famous singer/dancer named Alowat..Wakhi wedding ceremonies only takes place in teh winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Dildor Shah (older brother). One family..Many Wakhis are blue eyed. Some say descendant of Alexander the Great..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Ata Mhd (brother). One family..Many Wakhis are blue eyed. Some say descendant of Alexander the Great..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_540.jpg
  • Noor Begum (mother). One family..Many Wakhis are blue eyed. Some say descendant of Alexander the Great..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_541.jpg
  • Petroglyphs..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Pir Shah Ismail is the spiritual leader of Wakhis in the Wakhan Corridor. He lives in Qala-e-Pinja. Visiting the ruins of the old fort.  .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_544.jpg
  • Pir Shah Ismail is the spiritual leader of Wakhis in the Wakhan Corridor. He lives in Qala-e-Pinja. Visiting the ruins of the old fort.  .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_547.jpg
  • Asli Gul, 13 years old..Family relatives of Pir Shah Ismail in Qala-e Pinja..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Toj Mohammed (18 years old)..Family relatives of Pir Shah Ismail in Qala-e Pinja..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Sardar Khan, protecting himslef from the cold..Family relatives of Pir Shah Ismail in Qala-e Pinja..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Wakhi family. .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Inside Wakhi house at night..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • At dusk, women coming back home carrying water. .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Woman with Burqa in Ishkashim, edge of the Wakhan Corridor. Burqas are non-existent in the Wakhan Corridor..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Portrait of Khan Jon (Mookie)..Family relatives of Pir Shah Ismail in Qala-e Pinja..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Portrait of the groom. In Imit (just past Khandut), wedding celebration of Tawakal Shoh with famous singer/dancer named Alowat..Wakhi wedding ceremonies only takes place in teh winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Rice dish names Pilaf or Pulau. Groom's house. In Imit (just past Khandut), wedding celebration of Tawakal Shoh with famous singer/dancer named Alowat..Wakhi wedding ceremonies only takes place in teh winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_527.jpg
  • Rice dish names Pilaf or Pulau. Groom's house. In Imit (just past Khandut), wedding celebration of Tawakal Shoh with famous singer/dancer named Alowat..Wakhi wedding ceremonies only takes place in teh winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Niaz Ali, secretary of Abdul Rashid Khan, in the Pamir since 22 years. Doing thread with yak hair..Wakhis outside in Sarhad, the first village coming down from the Little Pamir. .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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