Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a place where I found the heart of humanity. I owe it to all the people I met - the Wakhis, Kyrgyz, Shia Hazaras, Sunnis, Pashtuns, and ex-Taliban members. Those who offered me hospitality without any thought of reward. All who were kind to me purely from their heart, because they are kind in nature. I owe my journey and life to them.
At the age of 21 and 22, I traveled solo and independently to Afghanistan twice. The first trip consisted of one month in the Wakhan Corridor in late summer 2018, where I rented a donkey and trekked for 19 days. The second trip consisted of three weeks in Kabul, Bamiyan, and Kandahar in early summer 2019, where I was hosted by locals almost every night.
Kabul, Capital of Afghanistan.
Wakhan Corridor.
A game of Buzkashi in the Wakhan Corridor.
A game of Buzkashi in the Wakhan Corridor.
Bird Market, Kabul.
Band e Amir National Park, Bamiyan.
Band e Amir National Park, Bamiyan.
Wakhan Corridor
Wakhan Corridor
Wakhan Corridor
Bamiyan Town, Bamiyan.
Wakhan Corridor.
Wakhan Corridor
Little Pamir, Afghanistan. (2018)
By Marsha Jean