Road to Badakshan | Afghanistan 1987
In 1987 Afghanistan was occupied by the Russian army. Except for the Pansjir-valley and Badakshan province in the Northeast of the country. Those two areas in the Hindukush mountains were under authority of the Afghan liberation movement Jamiat-i-Islami led by commander Massoud. The two provinces are very mountainous and inaccessible for mechanized transport. Roads in the rest of the country could be used, though controlled by Russian aircraft.
Warsaj-pass, Takhar province
Convoy of Jamiat-i-Islami on the road up the Warsaj-pass, connecting the Panshir-valley with the province of Badakshan.
Chamar-pass, Nuristan
Horse-driver beating his horse down the top of the pass.
Nahrin, Baghlan province
Convoy of mujehedin of Jamiat-i-Islami arriving at a local inn.
Nahrin, Baghlan province
Visitors of a local inn eating a plate of beans.
Warsaj-pass, Takhar province
The Warsaj-pass.
Warsaj-pass, Takhar province
Refugees crossing the Hindukush from Pansjir into Badakshan.
Wardak province
Refugees in the back of a truck watching a Russian helicopter.
Gumbok, Takhar province
Mujehedin of Jamiat-i-Islami trying on new uniforms.
Kowri, Keshem-valley, Badakshan province
Entrance to the local mosque in Kowri: shoes and kalshnikovs.
Baghlan, Baghlan province
Mujehedin of Jamiat-i-Islami reading the koran, kalashnikov at hand.
Baghlan, Baghlan province
Soldiers of the Afghan national army held as prisoners of war by Jamiat-i-Islami mujehedin.
Kowri, Keshem-valley, Badakshan province
Afghan schoolboy looking smart.
Kowri, Keshem-valley, Badakshan province
Farmers collecting their harvest, high up in the hills above the village of Kowri.
Doab Ruy, Samangan province
Military post of Hezb-i-Islami controling gateway into the next valley.
Doru, Samangan province
Truck at militray checkpoint entering the village of Doru.
Doru, Samangan province
Transhipment of arms from truck to horseback for expedition further up in the miuntains.
Baghlan, Baghlan province
Patrouille of Hezb-i-Islami mujehedin checking a Russian military army camp.
Khost province
Piss-call from two young Afghan boys travelling to Pakistan.
Wardak province
Mujehedin heading for treatment in a Pakistani hospital.