Category Archives: Agriculture

Afghan Ingenuity

Most people who see this picture look at it and say “Now what they hey am I looking at, exactly?” This extremely clever contraption was spotted by my friend, photographer and brilliant geographer, Zok Pavlovic, while we were out surveying … Continue reading

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Na’an sense; or how to fall in love with fresh Afghan bread in one easy bite.

Na’an sense; or how to fall in love with fresh Afghan bread in one easy bite..

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Na’an sense; or how to fall in love with fresh Afghan bread in one easy bite.

I have to admit a minor love affair with na’an, or Afghan bread.  I thoroughly enjoy it’s fresh warm tenderness with just enough burned bits and ash on it to give it character.  When explaining Afghan food to my non-Afghan … Continue reading

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Bronze Age in Kabul

Bronze Age in Kabul.

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Bronze Age in Kabul

Illustrated above is one of our forays into Kabul, Afghanistan.  Lest I give the impression otherwise, in many ways Kabul is a thoroughly modern city of 5+ million people, where one often finds polar opposites.  It is a city with … Continue reading

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