Qalay-i-Zal

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Fearful Men The burqa, a full-body veil worn by many women in Afghanistan, is a symbol of oppression and restriction of the... Category | blog, village, people
Kicks in small paths The Chinese bicycle is a popular means of transport in Afghanistan. In the village of Char Gul Tepa in the district of Qalay-i-Zal, the small... Category | people
The Stopped Time Farm square in the village of Char Gul Tepa in the district of Qal-i-Zal: The district is agricultural, with the cultivation of wheat and... Category | village

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Into the Wild Im Distrikt Qalay-i-Zal, nördlich der Provinz Hauptstadt Kunduz. | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Centuries It looks like a museum, but in reality it has just been freshly restored with clay: walls, walls and floor have been replastered,... Category | architecture, village
The rattling tools In the village of Char Gul Tepa, a Turkmen farmer shows me an ancient Egrenier machine that is still in operation, the device is a machine... Category | village
The Spar Store Many years ago, in the small village of Char Gul Tepa, in the district of Qal-i-Zal, an old man opened a small shop... Category | village
The grinding between the teeth Everywhere you can taste the dust that is being carried through the air for miles by the strong gusts. At the end of the... Category | Nature
No Help At the ferry pier over the Kunduz River just before the large border river Amu Darya in the district of Qalay-i-Zal: As we crossed the river... Category | water
Sand Eater On the edge of the desert in QALY-i-Zal: the Kunduz River allows, that farming be... right at the transition to the desert Category | Nature

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Desert Layer In the desert of Qalay-i-Zal in Kunduz Province. | Afghanistan Category | Nature
Countryside Village life in Char Gul Tepa in the district of Qalay-i-Zal: Typical farm, here with cattle and donkeys, other farmers still own dromedaries,... Category | village
For hospitality In the village of Char Gul Tepa in the district of Qal-i-Zal, where we built the schools, we spent the one... Category | village
Timeout Food plot in Aq Tepa in Qal-i-Zal district: Lunchtime, roaring hot, even the wind from the desert. The dealer has... Category | village
Times of curiosity In the district of Qalay-i-Zal: Some children from the village of Char Gul Tepa watch us during our stay while we are guests. Category | people
Two weddings In a village in Qalay-i-Zal district, the wedding guests arrive with gifts for the Turkmen bridal family. The bride and in general... Category | people
The Ending The end of Afghanistan in the north: The Kunduz River flows a little later into the Amu Darja River, the existing border... Category | Nature
Desert Ships In Qalay-i-Zal district: Fully loaded camels on the fully loaded ferry across the Kunduz River, a shaky affair, but the animals have... Category | animals, water
The swaying of the planks Properly loaded with wood, the pickup with the manually driven ferry in the district of Qal-i-Zal is just across the Kunduz River... Category | water

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Days like this In the district of Qal-i-Zal: In the main town of Aq Tepa, the grocer is waiting for customers. | Afghanistan Category | people
Lord of grain An old farmer in the district of Qal-i-Zal: People mainly grow grain and rice, as this man in Char Gul... Category | people, portrait
The ferry Two ferrymen pull the ferry and taxi over the Kunduz River: The crossing over the river in the district of Qal-i-Zal goes... Category | water
Safe water crossing At the ferry terminal in the Qaly-i-Zal district: After crossing the Kunduz River, the ferry must be secured. | Afghanistan Category | people
The Traces of Time English lessons at one of the schools we built in Char Gul Tepa: The English teacher of the girls' school had to... Category | village
Hot Food During one of our visits to the village of Char Gul Tepa, the villagers invited us to a meal in the desert of... Category | people
The wet pleasure Playground on the Kunduz River: The boys from a village in the Qalay-i-Zal district spend their day on one of the many sandbanks... Category | people
Sand for the sheep In the Qalay-i-Zal Desert: On the route to the Kunduz River you pass various villages, mainly farmers live in the region,... Category | village
Water Meadow A huge playground: A boy from a village enjoys himself on the beach of the Kunduz River. The Qalay-i-Zal district exists... Category | people
The Bleating of the Sheep On the way to our projects, one crosses a desert section, which is only green in spring and then in the... Category | Nature, animals
Boat, End and River The boat on the Kunduz River in Qal-i-Zal district once served as a fishing boat. Now it will probably gradually enter the eternal... Category | people
Net Hunger Qal-i-Zal district: Early in the morning, fishermen pull their presumed catch from the Kunduz River. The yield was rather small... Category | people
Evening Session During a visit to our schools in Char Gul Tepa, children pose in the evening light on the outskirts of the village. All were students... Category | people
All fertile On the fertile Kunduz River in Char Gul Tepa: A farm with its dromedaries and a probable part of the children. |... Category | village
Fisherman Morning Qal-i-Zal District: A fisherman on the Kunduz River is repairing his net while his son watches me from a fishing boat. | Afghanistann Category | people
The Hope for Spring During a visit to one of our school projects in the village of Char Gul Tepa, young Afghan women gather for a photo session. | Afghanistan More... Category | people
Fish Search A fisherman on the Kunduz River in the Qal-i-Zal district starts his morning catch. | Afghanistan Category | people

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Snow waves Qalay Zal district, in the North of Afghanistan: the desert is called Dashte Aabdan, soft shaped solving mountains, in the winter and spring... Category | Nature
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Network Together with some fellow fishermen, I spend on a sunny day on the Kunduz River, while the fishermen are trying... Category | blog, water
Short green straws When the first rain has fallen, is a green oasis in the otherwise dusty and dry desert in Qalay-i-Zal district... Category | animals
Night Fever Encounter in the desert of Qal'a i-Zal: short before nightfall a Fox crossed our paths after returning from our... Category | animals
Transfer Ferry across the Kunduz River in Qalay-i-Zal: the Ferryman pulls the boat across the River with physical strength, even if a... Category | water
The Director Head of the Sakhsah Kol school in the QAL-i-Zal district. We have the need for a school building during a visit to the village... Category | people
Time stands still Afghan farmer on the road in his fields on the edge of the Kunduz River. | Qal-i-Zal District Category | people
The curve Traveling on the road towards Tajik border. A smudged windshield light makes driving unpleasant, even if it only... Category | Everyday life
Dusty Paths A wild ride with our convoy through the desert of Qalay-i-Zal, our front man makes one not much visibility and air... Category | Nature
The Play Desert In the village of char Gul Tepa: the meager game possibility is the proximity of the two schools and the girls and boys... Category | village
The Sheep Path In the desert of Qalay-i-Zal, which is green in the spring and early summer, the sheep roam the... Category | animals
Camel Trip Cattle drive to the watering hole in the vicinity of Baluk in the province of Qalay-i-Zal. On the subject of water supply in this region, there are... Category | animals, water