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| | National Geographic Magazine 100 Best Pictures-Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | On this cold November night she is busily preparing food for the six mujahidin, Afghan freedom fighters, who have escorted me across the Pakistani border to Afghanistans embattled Paktia Province and into this small village in the Jaji region. |
 | | One of the best places to see the variety of Afghans is Peshawars famous Qissa Khawani Bazaar, the storytellers bazaar. Here the tales were once of caravans and trade, of wandering saints, poets, and holy men, but now all the stories, among Afghans at least, are of war and survival. |
 | | Unable to satisfy the Afghan urge to build, they have satisfied the twin urge to beautify by planting gardens; tall reeds create an illusion of privacy, and marigolds and sweet basil color and scent the refugees small plot. |
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