Published inThe Legend of Lobsang Khan7. The March on Kabul | The Legend of Lobsang KhanNov 12, 2024Nov 12, 2024
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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 3, 2024Oct 3, 2024
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 3, 2024Oct 3, 2024
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 9, 2024Sep 9, 2024
Published inBâmiyân26. Dawn of the Sogdian Crusade | BâmiyânIt was becoming urgent to re-establish dialogue with Namgar, in the faint hope of bringing him back to reason. So, without warning, late…Oct 19, 2023Oct 19, 2023
Published inBâmiyân25. The Rise of Namgar | BâmiyânThe following Monday, I decided to blend in with the crowd gathered around Namgar. To avoid being recognized, I wore a dark, loose…Oct 18, 2023Oct 18, 2023
Published inBâmiyân24. The great conversion | BâmiyânWithout delay, Spendiar poured tea into one of the cups and handed it to me. “A wave of mysticism has swept through the valley.”Oct 17, 2023Oct 17, 2023
Published inBâmiyân23. The city of Bamiyan | BâmiyânOn the horizon, warhorses languished in abandoned fields. The powerful Akhal-Tekes, which Ouldarai had imported from Ferghana, stood out…Oct 16, 20231Oct 16, 20231
