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A goat and sheep herd is leaving in the morning. Wolf attack on livestock is common and shepherd are often armed.

Campment of the "second" Sary Tash. Ustad's Ghulam's camp.
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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A goat and sheep herd is leaving in the morning. Wolf attack on livestock is common and shepherd are often armed.<br />
<br />
Campment of the "second" Sary Tash. Ustad's Ghulam's camp.<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