{"id":56032,"date":"2015-11-10T19:58:43","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T14:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=56032"},"modified":"2015-11-10T19:58:43","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T14:58:43","slug":"untouched-afghanistan-striking-photos-reveal-the-lives-of-the-nomadic-tribes-where-the-nearest-neighbour-lives-weeks-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/2015\/11\/10\/untouched-afghanistan-striking-photos-reveal-the-lives-of-the-nomadic-tribes-where-the-nearest-neighbour-lives-weeks-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Untouched Afghanistan: Striking photos reveal the lives of the nomadic tribes where the nearest neighbour lives weeks away"},"content":{"rendered":"

By BECKY PEMBERTON FOR MAILONLINE<\/a><\/p>\n

Times appears to stand still on the Wakhan Corridor, a forgotten but stable corner of\u00a0Afghanistan, where two tribes live side by side in a nearly uninhabitable landscape.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nestled in the north-eastern part of the country, the region\u2019s 12,000 residents live similarly to how their ancestors did centuries ago, farming and living off the land and their animals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Loading his camera equipment onto the backs of donkeys laden with solar panels, French photographer Varial C\u00e9dric Houin, 37, trekked 180 miles along to the Corridor to encounter the nomads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What he discovered was a colourful world of farmers and a wealth of hospitality, despite the lack of resources and harsh conditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His project\u00a0Wakhan, An Other Afghanistan<\/a>, is a celebration of the\u00a0beauty and simplicity of these ancient cultures which remain\u00a0generally unknown to rest of the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

‘For most of the villagers, it was the first time they would actually see their printed image,’ he said. ‘This ever-repeated ritual of handing out instant photographs, after endless days of walking, was always a sou<\/span>rce of exchange and curiosity, joy and laughter, providing us with strong and intimate moments with the people of the Corridor.’<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nRead more: http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/travel_news\/article-3311855\/Untouched-Afghanistan-Striking-photographs-reveal-rural-lives-Wakhan-Corridor-s-nomadic-tribes-nearest-neighbours-live-weeks-away.html#ixzz3r6HfNLbb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By BECKY PEMBERTON FOR MAILONLINE Times appears to stand still on the Wakhan Corridor, a forgotten but stable corner of\u00a0Afghanistan, where two tribes live side by side in a nearly uninhabitable landscape.\u00a0 Nestled in the north-eastern part of the country, the region\u2019s 12,000 residents live similarly to how their ancestors did centuries ago, farming and 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