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canuckmike Says: Just about all the locals you see here have something to cover their mouth on them when they travel. That is because this place is dusty. I mean really dusty...
canuckmike Says: Shhelgazay is the district centre of Maiwand District, although on some a maps I have seen this place called Maiwand. It is a couple of hours west of Kandahar...
canuckmike Says: Pashtunwali is a pre-Islamic code that the locals tend to honor more than Islam as it has been around I heard for 5,000 years. It's standard is focused on honor...
canuckmike Says: The Zhari and Panjwai districts are both at the time of writing this tip very dangerous areas of the province. They are both about 20 kilometres west of...
canuckmike Says: Under the Taliban's rule of Afghanistan, women were required to wear these burqas. A burqa is a garment that just about covers the women's entire body. The...
canuckmike Says: Delak (shorten form of it's name, I believe the full name is Wayan Delak) is a fairly nice town considering it is in the middle of nowhere and the nearest...
canuckmike Says: This lake goes on for kilometres and is quite large considering that this place is mostly a desert. You can see the change in water levels over a period of a...
canuckmike Says: Much like those decorated trucks in Pakistan, Kandahar Province is filled with jingle trucks (thats what I called them and heard them called). How they get that...
canuckmike Says: Although the snake in the picture I do not believe to be venomous there are a few venomous snakes in Kandahar Province. Right from the desert south to the...
canuckmike Says: Kandahar is the capital city of the province with the same name. It is Afghanistan's second largest city with a population of around 315,000-320,000. It is an...
canuckmike Says: This place gets hot and it stays hot for long period of times. The thermometer in the picture was only out in direct sunlight for 20 minutes before it read that...
canuckmike Says: Gumbad is a small village about 6-8 hours north of Kandahar. The village is a fairly standard village for the area but it is set in an amazing location. It is...
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This shrine containing the cloak of the phrophet Mohammed may be the most sacred one in Afghanistan. This was brought to Kandahar by Ahmad Shah Durrani.
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Welcome to the World of Mad Max, err Kandahar.
Kandahar province was where I spent the majority of my time in Afghanistan. It is a large province in terms of Afghani provinces. It is located in the south of Afganistan and it's capital city is...
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A beautiful view of the once popular airport. Hopefuly to bring back the once thriving tourism to Afghanistan.
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Most travel for fun and to explore. I went on a mission. I went to fight. I am a US Marine and lived in Afghanistan for 8 months. I visited a few small hamlets and lived every where from the dirt in...
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