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With 8 months of winter and no direct links to the outside world, the Kyrgyz face months of boredom and any possible distraction, like throwing the family cat in the air, is welcome..At the Qyzyl Qorum camp. It is the camp of the now deceased Khan (Abdul Rashid Khan, died in December 2009), and headed by the self proclaimed young Haji Roshan Khan (his son). Opium addicted Haji Roshan was never officially stated Khan and is therefore not accepted as leader by the entire Kyrgyz community.

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Contained in galleries: Pamir, Winter 2012

With 8 months of winter and no direct links to the outside world, the Kyrgyz face months of boredom and any possible distraction, like throwing the family cat in the air, is welcome..At the Qyzyl Qorum camp. It is the camp of the now deceased Khan (Abdul Rashid Khan, died in December 2009), and headed by the self proclaimed young Haji Roshan Khan (his son). Opium addicted Haji Roshan was never officially stated Khan and is therefore not accepted as leader by the entire Kyrgyz community.