Supported by adventure tour company Untamed Borders, Fatima runs remote tours in an attempt to showcase what Herat and central Afghanistan have to offer from afar. In the tours, she weaves ...

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 ...

Even if Afghanistan’s mountains prove to hold high-quality ... A miner works in a remote, high-altitude gemstone mine in Nurestan province. In the inky underground darkness, a miner pressed ...

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 ...