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Dost Mohammed, a Wakhi from Sarhad at Andemin winter camp. Each summer, quite a few Wakhis walk to the Little Pamir to look for work. A lot of them are unsuccessful. These ones were eventually hired by Kyrgyz for their skills at building mud and stone walls. They build winter house and corrals to keep the livestock at night.

Adventure through the Afghan Pamir mountains, among the Afghan Kyrgyz and into Pakistan's Karakoram mountains. July/August 2005. Afghanistan / Pakistan.

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Contained in galleries: Letters to the Pamir - 2005

Dost Mohammed, a Wakhi from Sarhad at Andemin winter camp. Each summer, quite a few Wakhis walk to the Little Pamir to look for work. A lot of them are unsuccessful. These ones were eventually hired by Kyrgyz for their skills at building mud and stone walls. They build winter house and corrals to keep the livestock at night.<br />
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Adventure through the Afghan Pamir mountains, among the Afghan Kyrgyz and into Pakistan's Karakoram mountains. July/August 2005. Afghanistan / Pakistan.