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Tella Bu (the late Khan's youngest daughter) and her husband Daryo Boi, the shepherd of the camp. The Khan is the tribal leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz community..Inside Ikhbal's house - Ikhbal is the last wife of the late Khan. His two previous wives died in labor. The Afghan Kyrgyz community have the highest maternal mortality rate in the world, estimated at 30%.....Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains, where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.

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Contained in galleries: Pamir, Winter 2012

Tella Bu (the late Khan's youngest daughter) and her husband Daryo Boi, the shepherd of the camp. The Khan is the tribal leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz community..Inside Ikhbal's house - Ikhbal is the last wife of the late Khan. His two previous wives died in labor. The Afghan Kyrgyz community have the highest maternal mortality rate in the world, estimated at 30%.....Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains, where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.