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Poppy production rises in Badakhshan province

By thehighasia
July 3, 2020
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blob:https://www.rferl.org/f0105167-7ca9-4487-9108-c8abda861a2b Afghanistan lost $1 million in international funding this year making the drive to halt heroin production in Badakhshan even more challenging Herald Report Afghanistan’s security forces have stepped up their crackdown on heroin labs and poppy farms in Taliban-controlled regions of the country’s northeastern Badakhshan province. Its long border with Tajikistan makes the province one of the main heroin production …

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Mubarak Wakhani: Yumgan’s Leonardo da Vinci

By thehighasia
June 26, 2020
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https://youtu.be/Z-k1BlHYpXc Yumgan Wakhani Museum is a treasure trove of artefacts, pottery, musical instruments and various objects invented by or remained in use of the Mubarak Wakhani Farman Ali Mubarakkadam Ibn Abdullo, popularly known as Mubarak Wakhani, was a multi-faceted personality — a philosopher, poet, musician, astronomer, art teacher, and Sufi (mystic) scholar — from Badakhshan, Tajikistan. Born in 1839 in a …

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Pamir Mountains: how medicinal, aromatic plants contribute to food security

By thehighasia
June 22, 2020
in :  Afghanistan, Central Asia, Climate Change, Conservation, Economy, Environment, Features, Gojal, Health, High Asia Region, Pamir Ranges, People, Slider
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Agricultural village in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Photo by Christopher Wilton-Steer/UCA Herald Report In Pamir mountains of High Asia region with limited agricultural lands, rugged topography, and large gradients, the preservation of agrobiodiversity and an appreciation of traditional knowledge about food systems are essential ingredients of a sustainable future. Hence the University of Central Asia’s Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI) has begun …

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Book: Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh

By thehighasia
June 18, 2020
in :  Afghanistan, Archives, Astore, Baltistan Division, Britain, Central Asia, Chitral, Darel, Features, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Hindu Kush Ranges, History, India, Karakoram Ranges, Kashmir, Latest, Lifestyle, Literature, Nagar, Pakistan, Pamir Ranges, People, Slider, Society, Tangir, World, Xinjiang
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British colonial officer John Biddulph’s book is considered as one of the pioneering works in English that provided an insight to the secluded societies, lifestyles, languages,  customs, marriages, festivals, ruling families and general characteristics of the many tribes that inhabited the Hindu Kush region Reviewed by Basharat Wakhani Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh written by British colonial officer John Biddulph is considered as one of the …

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The Pamirian Languages: Between Past and Future

By Editor
May 19, 2020
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The case of the Shughni language by Farman Ali The Pamirian languages are spoken by people in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral regions of Pakistan as well as Xinjiang province of China. The Pamirian Languages — a linguistic term — has been employed even before the advent of the Soviet Union, the first socialist state, by one of the pioneers …

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‘Afghan women with disabilities face discrimination’

By thehighasia
April 28, 2020
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News Desk Disabled women in Afghanistan have complained of widespread discrimination they suffer in their country, which has one of the highest proportions of disabled people in the world. Their accounts come as Human Rights Watch reports that many also face sexual harassment from government officials. https://www.rferl.org/a/denied-treatment-education-and-jobs-afghanistan-s-disabled-women/30581580.html?ltflags=mailer Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Afghan women and girls with disabilities are being confronted …

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Preserving endangered Pamiri languages

By thehighasia
April 3, 2020
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Herald Report An international university has documented endangered Pamiri languages spoken in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province. The initiative aimed at preserving the most endangered Pamiri languages spoken in Afghanistan including Rushani, Wakhi, Ishkashimi, and Sangilechi, said a report published in the newsletter of the  University of Central Asia’s (UCA). According to the report UCA’s Cultural Heritage and Humanities Unit (CHHU) initiated …

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Competing presidential oaths plunge Afghanistan deeper into crisis

By thehighasia
March 9, 2020
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Afghanistan has descended into a full-blown political crisis after the two main contenders in a bitterly disputed presidential election — each claiming victory — were sworn in as president in rival ceremonies. President Ashraf Ghani, the officially declared winner of the vote, was sworn in for a second term by the country’s chief justice in Kabul on March 9. Abdullah Abdullah, …

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Lot Mitaar and the rise of Chitral

By thehighasia
March 1, 2020
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by Fatehul Mulk Ali Nasir   Prior to Aman-ul-Mulk’s ascension to the throne of Chitral in 1858 the fortunes of this deep valley set amongst the heights of the Hindu Kush were very different. Chitral has long had a tradition of kingship, and indeed the early signs of nationhood, since at least the days of the Chinese Book of Tang, …

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Taliban, US sign peace deal

By thehighasia
February 29, 2020
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The peace deal was signed after 18 months of talks in Doha Sorin Furcoi Al Jazeera] Peace deal signed in Qatari capital, Doha, will pave the way for the complete withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan within 14 months   Doha, Qatar: The US and the Taliban have signed a landmark peace agreement after nearly 20 years of war that could …

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Despite ban, hunt goes on for rare animals

By thehighasia
February 16, 2020
in :  Afghanistan, Central Asia, Conservation, Features, Gilgit-Baltistan, High Asia Region, Latest, Latest News, Pamir Ranges, Slider
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High Asia Herald Report  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani banned the hunting of rare birds and animals two years ago, but hunting continues across the country and the hides of rare animals can be bought in markets in the capital, Kabul. Two years ago Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had banned the hunting of rare birds and animals, but hunting continues across …

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Woman stoned to death in Afghanistan

By thehighasia
February 4, 2020
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Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission probing video of a woman being stoned to death Ghor province High Asia Herald Report   An independent rights watchdog in Afghanistan has initiated an investigation of video footage that shows a woman being stoned to death, says a report published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on its website. The two-minute clip shows a group of …

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Drone tech makes communities resilient to natural disasters

By thehighasia
January 31, 2020
in :  Afghanistan, Central Asia, Chitral, Climate, Climate Change, Disaster, Environment, Features, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gojal, High Asia Region, Hindu Kush Ranges, Hunza, Karakoram Ranges, Latest, Latest News, Pamir Ranges, Science &Technology, Slider, Technology
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File photo of the confluence of Khurdopin and Yokshin Glacier and blockade of Verjherav glacio-fluvial stream. Credit: MIMCP HAH Report Assessing and monitoring hazards as well as surveying the damage and collecting data during emergencies in hard-to-reach mountain areas poses many difficulties. At higher altitudes, satellite data does not come in high enough resolution to create accurate hazard maps, and …

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Young Afghan woman teaches Sufi dance in Kabul for ‘inner peace’

By thehighasia
January 19, 2020
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Mirzaie, founder of a Sama Dance group dances with her teammates in Kabul. Reuters Fahima Mirzaie hopes the Sufi dance called Sama will help students fight depression and find inner peace in Afghanistan.   https://ca.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idCAKBN1ZG01P   KABUL: Fahima Mirzaie set up a dance school for women in the Afghan capital last year, hoping to help her students fight depression and …

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Life among the graves in northern Afghanistan

By thehighasia
January 18, 2020
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  https://rferl.org/a/afghanistan-homeless-family-cemetery/30381496.     An ethnic Turkmen family in northern Afghanistan was homeless and desperate — so they took shelter in a cemetery alongside other destitute people. But when locals learned about the family’s troubles from a report by RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service, they stepped forward to help.

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Tracking 3 decades of dramatic glacial lake growth

In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using a 30-year satellite data record have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990 as glaciers melt and retreat due to climate change. Courtest: NASA/National Geographic

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