The Wakhan Valley – A Stone’s Throw from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, August 2018

KP September 1, 2018
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My latest journey has taken a detour from the Pamir Highway into the Wakhan Valley region. Although I won’t bore you with too much geopolitical history, in the 1800s as the Soviet empire was pressing south and the  British were …

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Roxana of Bactria & Other Tales From Afghanistan, May 2017

KP May 16, 2017
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My trip has taken me to the north of Afghanistan to Mazare Sharif, a city near the Uzbekistan border and renowned for its fine carpets. It boasts a magnificent shrine to Ali (the cousin of the Prophet Mohammed). Simply breathtaking …

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The Warlord Who Sells Carpets in Kabul, Afghanistan May 2017

KP May 15, 2017
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It was possibly the friendliest welcome in the world – the turbaned, bearded man with a wide smile brought his hand over his heart and bid me Salam aleykum.  “Aleykum Salam” I replied and returned the gesture. You will probably …

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