she calls out every summer, the wakhi shepherdesses travel for several days from their home in the shimshal valley to pamir. they call it the quoch , which means departure . they migrate to keep the herd fed and healthy. a timeless way of life soon to be forgotten. annar is the oldest and the leader of the group. at 88, this will be her last trip. with so few still venturing these lands, the young generation steps forward to help. it s a tough three day trek up to pamir, at 16,000 feet, almost 5,000 metres above sea level. bano has been climbing these mountains for over two decades. she knows too well the threats that lie ahead. bano s son, wazir, lends a hand. he will accompany the women to the pastures. treacherous paths, rapidly changing weather, and high altitude are but a few of the challenges they face. like her fellow companions, afroze is very much aware of how times have changed. shimshal valley remained disconnected from the rest of the world until the early 20005
live to the southwark councillor, where that piece of art was taken. this is not a stop sign that banksy had added some art too, was it? or was it something he put up there in the first place? 0k. no. it the first place? ok. no. it was our sign and he added some art to it. you put itjust here, behind me. yes, the community, great to see there was a banksy in the region. people have been coming from all over to have a look at it. anyway, we represent the people of peckham, the council, so we are going to get it back. we have spoken to the borough commander, we have put a report on, and we just hope, really, we always thought that the cctv footage shows clearly the people taking it down, we kinda hope they will bring it back. is no accident that banksy should choose peckham. it is brimming with artists. we have got plenty of artists. we have got plenty of artists and creatives, businesses, and we service all of these the states that you can see behind me with plenty of budding
of how times have changed. shimshal valley remained disconnected from the rest of the world until the early 20005. the wakhi people relied solely on shepherding and agriculture. in the summer, men farming in shimshal and women shepherding in pamir.
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