Badakhshan

The old man and the view over the river In the alleys of Faizabad: Between the mud and stone walls, a path winds down to the Kokcha River. | Afghanistan Category | people
Life in the border zone Ein Bewohner in Faizabad hat sich in seine Hauswand einen kleinen Lebensmittelladen gebaut mit Aussicht auf die Berge des Hindukuschs... Category | people
Power Truck On the way to the farm along the Kokcha River: Firewood Transport near Faizabad in Badakhshan Province | Afghanistan Category | people

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Kokcha, I'm happy! On the way from Faizabad to Taloqan: The route runs mostly along the Kokcha river. After each curve, a new... Category | water
The Well Kids A well for the nearby village is installed directly on the main road towards Faizabad in Badakhshan province. The children... Category | people, water
Fruitful connection A shop in Faizabad offers a very rich offer of fruit. A lot is grown in the country, but also imports... Category | bazaar
Waterfront The Kokcha River in Badakhshan has overflowed its banks and flooded an adjacent field with trees. | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Copper to the People Arts blacksmith in front of one of his works in Faizabad | Afghanistan Category | bazaar
Autumn Move On the main road, just behind the village of Jorm in the direction of Faizabad, a few men on their mules are on the way to the... Category | people
Towards the autumn Return journey from Faizabad to Kunduz: A wet autumn day accompanies us on our journey. The countryside near Keshem... Category | Nature

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Dog break In a mountain village near Gulaki in Badakhshan province: In winter, herds of cattle are in their stables... Category | village
Veiling Here on land, the compulsory mask is discussed, and the burqa for women in Afghanistan is the worst burden. This will be... Category | village
Hibernation The wintry lanschaft behind a village near Gulaki in Badakhshan province: In spring, the one... Category | Nature
Daily milk work In a village near Gulaki in Badakhshan province: A young girl brings the only dairy cow into the domestic stable... Category | village, people
Children of the Mountains In a village near Gulaki in Badakhshan province: The children live in a village high up... Category | people
Poor airy living High up in an inhospitable region of the Hindu Kush, a boy stands on the roof of his parents' house. The small mountain village in... Category | portrait
The smell of dust Early in the morning we leave the town of Faizabad in Badakhshan province. The sun has already risen, but is hiding... Category | Nature
Fresh Air Window of a school before the refurbishment: We have largely renovated The Gulaki High School in Badakhshan Province, i.e. we have... Category | village
Touching the clouds Deep clouds over the Hindu Kush: A foggy morning welcomes us in the village of Khana Ka in Badakhshan. | Afghanistan Category | Nature

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Learning on the edge of the clouds In the deepest Badakhshan: On a cool and rainy day we visit the village of Khana Ka in the middle of the Hindu Kush. The children... Category | people, Nature
Wooden Money Carpenter in his workshop in the mountain town of Jorm in Badakhshan Province | Afghanistan Category | people, portrait
State Power In the bazaar of Faizabad police officer Samir ensures order | Afghanistan Category | people, portrait
Days on the mountain Two shepherds are on a steep climb to the Sheba Plateau in Badakhshan while collecting their sheep. The corresponding... Category | people, animals
Live on the Edge On the Sheba Plateau in Badakhshan: While on the high plateau strong thunderstorms roll up to 3500 meters, the Kuchi... Category | Nature
Autumn Chill In the deepest Hindu Kush an ice-cold river splashes through the autumnal mountain landscape of Badakhshan near Jorm. | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Open Day Work Copper artsmith in Faizabad, tools like a hundred years ago and yet the artist and craftsman presents wonderful, artistic and delicate works... Category | people
Lightning Harvest A severe thunderstorm is up over the rice and grain fields in the province of Badakhshan. The Valley borders the main river... Category | Nature
Mountain air and dust On the road to Faizabad: short behind Keshem opens to the Valley and the bizarre mountain landscape of the Hindukushs in the Badakhshan province... Category | Nature
My Fabric Cloth merchant in the bazaar of Jorm | Badakhshan | Afghanistan Category | people
Life on a Stick Kuchi (Afghan nomad) in the mountains of Badakhshan | Afghansitan Category | people, Nature
Trails On the river Kokcha in Badakhshan in northern Afghanistan: A region that with its magnificent mountain landscapes North shapes, beautifully... Category | Nature, water
Oak way Entrance to a farm in the small town of Jorm in Badakhshan province | Afghanistan Category | village
Donkey Valley Move between Gulaki and Faizabad in Badakshan Province | Afghanistan Category | Nature
The last duck dance On the main road from Jorm: A boy promoted just a duck to the Bazaar. The village lies on the left bank of the... Category | village
Layers Afghan mountains: behind the fertile loess soils, the harsh Hindu Kush, rises here between Keshem and Faizabad. Afghanistan Category | Nature
A bagful of money? Afghanistan: After selling his wares on the bazaar of jorm, a small town in a valley of the Hindu Kush, is a... Category | people

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Skepticism In a village in Badakhshan: The children and the old man watch the photographer with skeptical eyes | Afghanistan Category | people
Obscure Afghanistan Storm clouds over the Sheba high plateau in Badakhshan | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Mountainous World On the way through the Hindu Kush on the border between the province of Tahar and Badakhshan on the way to Faizabad | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Into the Light Morning near Faizabad | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Village Community Mulberry Tree Ancient mulberry trees in the village square of Khana Ka in the mountains of Badakhshan on a foggy day | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Into the Rain On the 3500 meter high Sheba Plateau while rain is whipping over the landscape | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Donkey Valley In the mountains of Badakhshan | Afghanistan Category | Nature, animals
Shopper In substance and paraphernalia-mile: On the Bazaar in the town of Jorm a farmer buys a on his donkey. Afghanistan Category | people
Water Crisis Floods in the Kokcha River in the province of Badakhshan | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Bed Storage A cabinetmaker in Jorm produces unique furniture for its customers, to see how just is, he just works... Category | bazaar
The light goes out The last light of the day in the evening strips the mountains of the Hindu Kush around Faizabad in the province Badakhshan | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Main Road The main street in the small town of Nonos presents itself with numerous small shops in addition to restaurants and Bazaar streets. Nonos is the last major... Category | city