Afghanistan and North West Frontier of Pakistan
July, 1973
Bamiyan, Afghanistan
The Hindu Kush Mountains near Bamiyan, Afghanistan
A small village in northern Pakistan near Chitral.
Hunza, Pakistan
The Karakoram mountains are the western end of the Himalayan mountain chain.
Mount Rokaposhi in the Background
Top of Mt. Rokaposhi, Hunza (25,230 ft)
Afghanistan
Chitral, Pakistan
This is in a valley of the Hindu Kush mountain range near the
At this nice lodge in Chitral, we were entertained by local villagers.
A Policeman with 2 Prisoners (Pakistan)
A Camel Market in Kabul
They just reached a deal.
The country was still peaceful before the Soviet invasion.
Band-I-Amir Lakes, Afghanistan
This was a few days after King Zahir Shah, who ruled for
40 years, was overthrown in an almost bloodless coup.
The new ruler is Mohammad Daoud Khan who ruled until he was
overthrown and murdered in 1978.
The mountain in the background is Tirich Mir, the highest peak in the Hindu Kush.
This is in the Karakoram mountains of northern Pakistan.
The Karakoram mountains contain the greatest concentration of high
peaks on earth.
Some people here are said to be descendants of Alexander the Great.
borders of Afghanistan and what was the Soviet Union.
