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During a snow storm. Making sure "kerk", the sheep dung, is not getting snowed over and freezes. It needs to be clear of snow, it is the main heating fuel used over winter,.Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the 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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Contained in galleries: Pamir, winter 2008, Afghanistan. Unvisited since 1972

During a snow storm. Making sure "kerk", the sheep dung, is not getting snowed over and freezes. It needs to be clear of snow, it is the main heating fuel used over winter,.Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the 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