Published inBâmiyân4. The Heir of the Hindu Kush | BâmiyânAlthough I had grown up in a wealthy family in Europe, the history of my ancestors, deeply rooted in the Hindu Kush, had always fascinated…Oct 3Oct 3
Published inBâmiyân3. The forgotten sanctuary | BâmiyânThe reading room, airy and spacious, was illuminated by a faint light filtering through the vaulted ceiling. It housed an abundance of…Oct 3Oct 3
Published inBâmiyân2. The Lanes of Gulmit | BâmiyanI was struck by the silence that reigned within the maze of winding alleys in Gulmit. Only the occasional hum of rickshaw engines and the…Oct 3Oct 3
Published inBâmiyân1. The Valley of the Immortals | BâmiyânThe valley, enclosed beneath the mass of mountains, seemed secluded from the world, inaccessible — I was amazed that such places could…Sep 9Sep 9
Published inBâmiyân11. Shahram Qurban | BâmiyânUpon arriving in the valley, we decided to present ourselves to the governor of the region, Shahram Qurban, to request hospitality. Oct 4, 2023Oct 4, 2023
10. Kafiristan | BâmiyânUpon reaching the foothills of the Kuh-e-Sharga Mountains, we realized we had definitively left the narrow Wakhan Valley behind. After days…Oct 3, 2023Oct 3, 2023
9. Namgar the Sorcerer | BâmiyânThey led us to a man they called the “sorcerer.” He was dressed in a sheepskin that draped down to his knees, his head crowned with a…Oct 2, 2023Oct 2, 2023
8. The Wakhan Corridor | BâmiyânWe ventured into the Wakhan Corridor, a narrow strip of frigid alpine valley framed by mountains rising over seven thousand meters high…Oct 1, 2023Oct 1, 2023
7. In the Heart of the Karakoram | BâmiyânThe course of the Hunza River carried us far from the city. Through the barren plateau, the villages we passed seemed like mirages. The…Sep 30, 2023Sep 30, 2023
