A family in Ishkashim, Afghanistan.
Ruboda, an Afghan mother and widow, with her two grandchildren in Ishkashim, Afghanistan.
Kids off to school, Ishkashim, Afghanistan.
Ishkashim Bazaar, Ishkashim, Afghanistan.
A local in Ishkashim.
As I walked the mile back to the border, this gentleman galloped from a few hundred meters away to say hello, shake my hand, and wish me well.
Grazing country, Ishkashim district, Afghanistan.
Ishkashim Bazaar.
Ishkashim Bazaar.
The desolate Tajik/Afghan border.
A shopkeep.
Idi Muhammed, an English teacher, lamented the impact 2017’s Taliban attack had on the local tourism industry.
Me in front of guesthouse.
I spent two days with a policeman and his family in this simple mudbrick hut near the border.
A local officer.
Gateway to Wakhan.
The first tentative steps into Afghan territory.