Nomadic Pamir Kyrgyz children herders in the isolated mountain valleys of northeastern Afghanistan. “Children are a rare gift”, as the saying goes among Afghan Kyrgyz. In the Pamir, the back of children are pinned with talismans for their health at times when good care becomes useless. During winter, the harsh climate is marked with lows reaching easily –40° C and summers are made of only two months over 0° C. (Photo by Tobias Marschall/Courtesy Photo)
