The area of the crash is eight hours by road from the provincial ... The mighty Hindu Kush mountain range cuts through the province, which is home to Afghanistan’s highest peak, Mount Noshaq ...

One of its least visited corners, the rugged Wakhan corridor, is an Afghanistan as few outsiders imagine it: shielded from violence by the Hindu Kush mountain range, locked in a more idyllic time ...

Most of the roads which pass through the mountains have been closed due to ... Winters are always harsh here in Afghanistan but this is the worst weather in a decade. And this year's relief ...