A typical Afghan Kyrgyz winter settlement in the Afghan Pamir mountains, near Qyzyl Qorum.
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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Pamir, winter 2008, Afghanistan. Unvisited since 1972