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Friday, February 7, 2014

Pre-Taliban Afghan Nomads Sharing Meal


In the fall of 1965 I followed the slow migration of Kuchi nomads from Afghanistan’s 
cooling Hindu Kush Mountains down to warmer Indus valleys where they would spend the winter. The spectacle of those colorfully dressed Pashtun people herding thousands of camels, sheep, goats, donkeys, and cows down the rugged mountains was impressive. Some of them were traders who transported wool, meat, and dairy products to sell. The three traders pictured here were having a late lunch of soft cheese. They had unloaded their camels for the day and stacked their bundles into a protective wall against the wind.
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Durant l’automne de 1965 j’ai suivi une migration de nomades Kouchi entre les froides montagnes afghanes de l’Hindou Kouch et les chaudes vallées de l’Indus où ils passeraient l’hiver. Le spectacle de ces familles Pashtoun, aux vêtements de couleurs vives, et de leurs vastes troupeaux de moutons, chèvres, chameaux, ânes et vaches était impressionnant. Quelques-uns d’entre eux, des hommes, étaient des marchands. Ils transportaient à chameau de la laine, de la viande et des produits laitiers. Les trois marchands de cette photo s’étaient arrêtés pour la journée et partageaient une casserole de fromage. Ils avaient érigé un mur de leurs charges pour les protéger du vent.