To the south of present-day Turkmenistan, near the modern town of Mary, lie the remnants of what was once one of the most important oasis cities on the Silk Road. So significant was it that not only did it become the capital of the Seljuk Empire, but during the 12th and early 13th centuries, it migh
Since I left the Peace Corps at the tail end of 1970, I’ve traveled around the world, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, hiked South Africa’s rugged Otter Trail, bicycled across the U.S.,
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The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has announced that the death toll in the devastating 6.1-magnitude quake that hit Paktika province earlier this week has increased to 1,100, while the number of injured persons has also climbed to .