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Twice a day, young Ayeem Khan milks the family's yaks in Afghanistan's Pamir mountains. Some of the milk curd will be dried for use in winter, when yaks give less.

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Contained in galleries: Pamir, Summer 2012

Twice a day, young Ayeem Khan milks the family's yaks in Afghanistan's Pamir mountains. Some of the milk curd will be dried for use in winter, when yaks give less.