The Tajik people shine
By Scott Weller
Photos by Scott Weller
The rain began as a cordial drizzle, but steadily
thickened, soaking us through the rotten soft shell of the Russian jeep
as we bounced along in second gear. Across the river border, Afghan mule
trains animated an otherwise stark mountainside, clinging to ancient
trails along the Panj River, and drawing contrast with Tajikistan’s
Soviet legacies, including the Pamir Highway itself. Leaving its
dilapidated asphalt behind, we took to dirt and veered into the sweeping
Bartang Valley beneath a corridor of 17,000-foot peaks. Here in this
sparsely populated corner of
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