Hindu Kush

Wild Afghanistan In the middle of the Hindu Kush: Always uphill to the south to the Salang Pass. | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Against tradition Unusual mud house development in a village in the mountains of Badakhshan province. | Afghanistan Category | architecture, village
Oxygen and stones Far back in the valley of the Kokcha River, in the province of Badakhshan in the deepest Hindu Kush. | Afghanistan Category | Nature, water

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Hidden glimpses On the way to one of our project locations in Badakhshan: Over bumpy slopes you crossed numerous mountain villages of the Hindu Kush. As soon as women have a stranger's... Category | village
Hindu Kush Autumn Autumn in Badakhshan Province: In the valley to Eshkashem, always along the Kokcha River. | Afghanistan Category | Nature
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Quiet times in Kabul Memory of the TV Hill above the capital of Afghanistan. Actually, it is not possible for most people to go to the Koh-e-Asamayi,... Category | blog, city
Hindu Kush Rumble In the foreground of the Kokcha River, which is water-scarce in summer: In the province of Badakhshan – an approaching thunderstorm in the mountains of the... Category | Nature
The coolness at altitude One of the six Band-e-Amir lakes in the province of Bamiyan at the Shiite shrine: At an altitude of about 3000 meters is the Lake District, west of... Category | Nature
Summer Mountains View over the city of Jabal-Os-Saraj: In the background the four-thousanders of the Hindu Kush. | Afghanistan Category | city
The dwindling power Provincial capital Faizabad: The emerald green Kokcha River winds through the mountains of the Hindu Kush. In the end, it flows into the Amu... Category | Nature, city

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Cloudy mountains On the way between the mountains of the Hindu Kush in Badakhshan province to Faizabad on a grey rainy day. | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Life in the border zone A resident in Faizabad has built a small grocery store in his house wall with views of the mountains of the Hindu Kush... Category | people
Winter Water Rainy day in the Hindu Kush mountains at Kharga Reservoir near Kabul, one of the largest water reservoirs at the gates of the capital. The... Category | Nature
Towards Winter The Hindu Kush in all its facets: One of the many beautiful views along the Kokcha River in Badakhshan Province. |... Category | Nature
The Glow of the Hindu Kush Dust and heat in Wardak province shortly after sunset envelops the landscape in a diffuse light. | Afghanistan Category | Nature
The glow in the Valley Walk in the autumnal valley in the province of Wardak: The grain fields are prepared for the coming winter, the winter seed is green and... Category | Nature
Hindu Kush Thunder Return from Kunduz to Kabul: thunderstorm front over the mountains at Doshi on the way towards Salang Pass. | Afghanistan Category | Nature
The caressing sun Landscape in Wardak Province: The sun catches one of the mountain ranges of the Hindu Kush, while in the valley before that the... Category | Nature
Peaceful Mountains For a few days we spent in a valley in a guest house in the province of Wardak. Autumn atmosphere, walks and... Category | Nature

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Ups and downs On the roof terrace of a house in the village of Istalif, overlooking the mountains of the Hindu Kush: The city is located on the... Category | people
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
Hibernation The wintry lanschaft behind a village near Gulaki in Badakhshan province: In spring, the one... Category | Nature
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
City Whisper View from the cemetery over the Shar-e-Nau district in Kabul with the striking snow-capped Koh-e-Asamai mountain, the highest elevation in the... Category | city
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
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
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Cocoa with Opium Together with a few friends from Kunduz who worked for a charity, we wanted to travel by land to Bamiyan.... Category | blog, Nature
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
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Icy Traffic Jam From an upcoming festival, an avalanche and little diziplin. A policeman looks helplessly at the 50-kilometre-long tin avalanche... Category | blog, people
Hindu Kush Finish While we were in a traffic jam on the way to Kunduz, the sun gradually set over the Salang Pass. The... 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
End of summer in the Hindu Kush Evening in the province of Wardak: Sunbeams on the Hindu Kush mountains on an early autumn day | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Caribbean in the Hindu Kush One of the six lakes of Band-e-Amir. At an altitude of about 3000 meters lies the Lake District, west of the famous destroyed Buddha statues... Category | Nature
Road to Keshem The line between Keshem and Faizabad along on the Kokcha River is a sight for sore eyes, bizarre rock mountain and river formations make it... Category | Nature

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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
In stony nothingness Absolute silence. Hazy light. Taste of dust. After the rise of Valley standing on a rocky mound from the Charikar... Category | Nature
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Grapes in dry land Wine-growing in the Charikar level. The Charikar Valley at approximately 1600 meter height, 65 km north of Kabul, surrounded by... Category | blog, people
The rustling in the morning Shortly after dawn in a village near Doshi: A mulberry tree perched on the square in front of a small school in the morning light... Category | village
Picnic Light Front below, you can see our covered picnic area. Together with friends we spent a wonderful afternoon and evening over the vineyards... Category | Nature
A little less Air In the evening, during a picnic we ran up a small hill, from here you had a sweeping view of... Category | Nature
The other way of living Shortly behind Doshi in Baghlan province, one of the typical clay villages lies at the foot of the Hindu Kush in a River Valley. |... Category | village
Entrance Drive through the small city Pul-i-Khumbri, a former industrial city, in the province of Baghlan. After the city begins the ascent to the... Category | city
Before the grape harvest Evening mood at Kalakan: the Valley, North of Kabul, before the four and swamplands of the Hindu Kush mainly thrives on the production of wine. Today... Category | Nature
Inside the Walls From the North to the South: short behind Kilagai starts entering the pass road up to the Salangtunnel, the highest... Category | Nature
Short Respite On the 3500 meter high Sheba plateau: A member of the Kuchis, Afghan nomads, is on the ascent to the Sheba Plateau. The... Category | people, portrait
Dusty Snow Behind the cold Khanabad River, which carries little water this time of year, rise the snowy mountains of the Hindu Kush. Directly... Category | water