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People of Wakhan, Afghanistan

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Kyrgyz girl. Afghan Pamir. January 1971. | © Sabrina and Roland Michaud

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Wakhan, Afghanistan


Stranded on the Roof of the World

Afghanistan’s Kyrgyz nomads survive in one of the most remote, high-altitude, bewitching landscapes on Earth. It’s a heavenly life—and a living hell.

By Matthieu Paley

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Kyrgyz herders adore their cell phones, which they acquire by trading and keep charged with solar-powered car batteries. Though useless for communication—cellular service doesn’t reach the isolated plateau—the gadgets are used to play music and take photos.

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The Kyrgyz of the Afghan Pamir

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A Wakhi herder at the summer grazing grounds around Kol-e Chaqmaqtin, the second-largest lake in the Afghan Pamir. Copyright: Frédéric Lagrange

Afghan girl, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan.Photo by Varial Wakhan, an Other Afghanistan

AFGHANISTAN, WAKHAN CORRIDORYoung Kyrgyz girl, Lake Chaqmaqtin.Copyright: Frederic Lagrange Photography

Wakhi girl named Ajar in village of Goz Khun.  © Photography Matthieu Paley

Sharing the chillum. Khaltcha and her husband Abdul Metalib during their daily opium smoking routine. “I started smoking when my fist son died” tells Khaltcha. She has had 11 kids, none of them survived. Matthieu Paley