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One of the sheep herd of the richest man in the Pamir, Afendi Boi, is taken out early morning by Mirzo, hired Wakhi shepherd. Afendi Boi has 2000 goats (before, had 5000!), 500 yaks, 3 horses and gold..Campment of Burgut Yor (Afendi Boi's camp, completely addicted to opium)..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

One of the sheep herd of the richest man in the Pamir, Afendi Boi, is taken out early morning by Mirzo, hired Wakhi shepherd. Afendi Boi has 2000 goats (before, had 5000!), 500 yaks, 3 horses and gold..Campment of Burgut Yor (Afendi Boi's camp, completely addicted to opium)..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