And then his people—the Kyrgyz nomads of remote Afghanistan—might have a legitimate ... stashed deep within the great mountains of Central Asia. Much of it is above 14,000 feet.

Afghanistan is a place ... Last summer I hiked through this utterly remote wilderness hemmed by the mountain walls of Tajikistan, Pakistan, and western China. For weeks photographer Matthieu ...

Afghanistan’s unique title is rooted deep in its long history of defeating foreign invaders. Its rugged mountains and remote valleys make it difficult for armies to move around or control the ...